
Overcoming the World
Glory and Shame in the Gospel of John
Yevgeny Ustinovich(Author)
Langham Global Library (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-83973-927-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the first century to the twenty-first, Christians have never been immune to persecution, displacement, or trauma. However, by following Jesus's example in the Gospel of John, and rooting themselves in their identity as children of God, they can experience God's power to transform shame into glory.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus experiences extreme forms of humiliation, rejection, and suffering. Yet, in sharp contrast to those around him, he seeks and sees God's glory in everything he does and everything that is done to him. Beginning with this reality, Yevgeny Ustinovich examines how the Fourth Gospel invites Christ's followers into this same way of seeing, where the glory of God is found even in the most difficult of circumstances. He explores the relevance of this invitation for the contemporary church, as it seeks to minister to victims of war, abuse, persecution, and other forms of violence. A powerful resource for dealing with trauma as a Christian community, this book offers its readers a deeper understanding of the Gospel of John, Christian identity, and the role of suffering in the Christian life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carlisle
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Langham Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83973-927-9 (9781839739279)
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04/2024
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YEVGENY USTINOVICH has a PhD in biblical studies from Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Belgium, as well as a PhD in Germanic languages from Donetsk National University, Ukraine. He serves as a research associate of the Department of New Testament and Related Literature at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he became a refugee, which inspired his interest in the topics of suffering, persecution, and Christian identity.