The Stewardship of Life in the Kingdom of Death

by Douglas John Hall

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802803547
• ISBN13: 9780802803542
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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The Stewardship of Life in the Kingdom of Death

Is the Christian message one that enhances life, heals creation, and brings into being justice and the love of God? In this groundbreaking book, Douglas John Hall clearly and frcefully states the mission of the church in our time. Hall has written widely - and to much acclaim - on the subject of stewardship. The gripping message of this book is that to be a steward in the world today [circa 1985] is a more critical task than at any time in the church's past, since what is entrusted to our stewardship is the life of creation itself. We are living in a world, Hall says, that has made a covenant with death - both physical death, especially in nuclear politics, and spiritual death that is numb to the injustice, violence, and threat to creation that surrounds us. In five theological "meditations" on passages of scripture, Hall skillfully outlines a biblical view of what it means to be partners in God's covenant of life in a darkening kingdom of death. Each meditation concludes with a question and answer "Dialogue" that makes the book ideal for study and discussion groups. --- from book's back cover