02715cam a2200397 a 4500 15343568 OSt 20251128162553.0 080625s2008 nyu b 000 0 eng 2008028397 9780525950790 hbk. 0525950796 hbk. 15343568 (OCoLC)223800589 DLC eng DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP UPZ LIQ C#P BWX VP@ DLC pcc BT378.P8 K45 2008 226.8/06 22 Keller, Timothy, 1950-2023. The prodigal God : recovering the heart of the Christian faith / Timothy Keller. New York : Dutton, c2008. xv, 139 p. ; 20 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139). Introduction -- The parable -- The people around Jesus : "all gathering around to hear Him" -- Two kinds of people -- Why people like Jesus but not the church -- The two lost sons : "there was a man who had two sons" -- The lost younger brother -- The younger brother's plan -- The lost elder brother -- Redefining sin : "all these years I've been slaving for you" -- Two ways to find happiness -- Two lost sons -- A deeper understanding of sin -- Both wrong, both loved -- Redefining lostness : "the older brother became angry and refused to go in" -- Anger and superiority -- Slavishness and emptiness -- Who needs to know this? -- The true elder brother : "my son, everything I have is yours" -- What we need -- Who we need -- Redefining hope : "He set off for a far country" -- Our longing for home -- The difficulty of return -- The feast at the end of history -- The feast of the father : "he heard music and dancing" -- Salvation is experiential -- Salvation is material -- Salvation is individual -- Salvation is communal -- Babette's feast. Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christian faith. Prodigal son (Parable) Christianity. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008028397.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 20804 20803 0 0 lcc 0 KABU KABU GEN 2025-11-28 Donation 2025/2783 0 BT378.P8 K45 2008 C.1 39458 2025-11-28 16:26:45 C.1 2025-11-28 BK