{"product_id":"towards-friendshipshaped-communities-9781119756941","title":"Towards FriendshipShaped Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique and incisive exploration of the place and nature of friendship in both its personal and civic dimensions In Towards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship, distinguished theological researcher Anne-Marie Ellithorpe delivers a constructive and insightful exploration of the place and nature of friendship as innate to being human, to the human vocation, and to life within the broader community. Of particular interest to members and leaders of faith communities, this book responds to contemporary concerns regarding relationality and offers a comprehensive theology of friendship.    The author provides an inclusive and interdisciplinary study that brings previous traditions and texts into dialogue with contemporary contexts and concerns, including examples from Indigenous and Euro-Western cultures. Readers will reflect on the theology of friendship and the interrelationship between friendship and community, think critically about their own social and theological imagination, and develop an integrative approach to theological reflection that draws on Don Browning's Fundamental Practical Theology.    Integrating philosophical, anthropological, and theological perspectives on the study of friendship, this book presents: A thorough introduction to contemporary questions on friendship and discussions of co-existing friendship worldsComprehensive explorations of friendship in first and second testament writings, as well as friendship within classical and Christian traditionsPractical discussions of theology, friendship, and the social imagination, including explorations of mutuality and spirit-shaped friendshipsConsiderations for outworking friendship ideals within communities of practice, from the perspective of strategic (or fully) practical theology Perfect for graduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses on friendship or practical theology, Towards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars of practical theology and community practitioners, including ministers, priests, pastors, spiritual advisors, and counselors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Current Reality 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Place of Friendship 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Coexisting Friendship Worlds 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II A Deep Remembering – Friendship, Community, Resistance 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Friendship and First Testament Writings 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Friendship and Second Testament Writings 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Friendship in Classical and Christian Traditions 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridge: Shifts in Vision 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Theology, Friendship, and the Social Imagination 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mutuality: God, Creation and Community 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Open Friendship, Becoming Kin, and the Human Vocation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Love, Spirit-Shaped Friendships, and Friendship-Shaped Communities 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Practicing Friendship 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Friendship and Community: Ideals and Implementation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: A Correlational Approach to Theological Reflection 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 230\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407139512663,"sku":"9781119756941","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119756941.jpg?v=1730498315","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/towards-friendshipshaped-communities-9781119756941","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}