Why Does Friendship Matter?
Published on 6. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-68359-525-0 (ISBN)
Description
"In Why Does Friendship Matter?, Chris L. Firestone and Alex H. Pierce consider the profits and perils of friendship. Everyone needs friends. Friends help us navigate and enjoy life: "The sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel" (Prov 27:9). Firestone and Pierce define friendship, draw from perspectives of the past, and consider different types of friendship, its limits, and possible red flags. Learn what makes for a good friend and how you can be one"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bellingham
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 172 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
77 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68359-525-0 (9781683595250)
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Chris L. Firestone | Alex H. Pierce
Why Does Friendship Matter?
E-Book
10/2021
Lexham Press
€6.99
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Person
Chris L. Firestone is professor of philosophy at Trinity International University and author of Kant and Theology at the Boundaries of Reason.Alex H. Pierce is a PhD candidate in the theology department at the University of Notre Dame, where he studies patristic and medieval Christianity.D. A. Carson is the series editor of Questions for Restless Minds. He is professor emeritus of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, cofounder of The Gospel Coalition, and author of numerous books, including The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story.