
Strong and Weak - Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
Andy Crouch(Author)
Inter-Varsity Press,US
Published on 12. February 2016
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Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-8308-4470-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Flourishing people are strong and weak.
Two common temptations lure us away from abundant living: withdrawing into safety and grasping for power. True flourishing, says Andy Crouch, travels down an unexpected path-being both strong and weak.
We see this unlikely mixture in the best leaders-people who use their authority for the benefit of others, while also showing extraordinary willingness to face and embrace suffering. We see it in Jesus, who wielded tremendous power yet also exposed himself to hunger, ridicule, torture and death. Rather than being opposites, strength and weakness are actually meant to be combined in every human life and community. Only when they come together do we find the flourishing for which we were made.
With the characteristic insight, memorable stories and hopeful realism he is known for, Andy Crouch shows us how to walk this path so that the image of God can shine through us. Not just for our own good, but for the sake of others.
If you want to become the kind of person whose influence leads to healthy communities, someone with the strength to be compassionate and generous, this is the book for you. Regardless of your stage or role in life, whether or not you have a position of leadership, here is a way to love and risk so that we all, even the most vulnerable, can flourish.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Illinois
United States
Publishing group
InterVarsity Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
188 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8308-4470-8 (9780830844708)
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Andy Crouch
Strong and Weak - Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
Book
11/2022
Inter-Varsity Press,US
€19.60
Available immediately
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Andy Crouch (MDiv, Boston University School of Theology) is executive editor of Christianity Today and the author of books such as Culture Making and Playing God. Andy serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary and Equitas Group, a philanthropic organization focused on ending child exploitation in Haiti and Southeast Asia. He is also a senior fellow of International Justice Mission's Institute for Biblical Justice. His writing has appeared in Time, the Wall Street Journal and several editions of Best Christian Writing and Best Spiritual Writing.