Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: The Body of Christ as Jesus.
1. Yesterday.
2. Forever.
3. Today.
Part II: The Body of Christ as the Church.
4. Forming.
5. Incorporating.
6. Performing.
7. Restoring.
Part III: The Body of Christ as the Eucharist.
8. Meeting.
9. Hearing.
10. Responding.
11. Sharing.
12. Going.
Works Cited.
Index
Samuel Wells was born in Canada, studied in Oxford, Edinburgh, and Durham, UK and spent fourteen years in parish ministry in the Church of England, mostly in socially deprived areas, before moving to North Carolina to be Dean of the Chapel at Duke University and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School. He has written several books in the field of theological ethics, including Transforming Fate into Destiny: The Theological Ethics of Stanley Hauerwas (2004), Improvisation and the Drama of Christian Ethics (2004) and Community-Led Estate Regeneration and the Local Church (2003). He co-edited with Stanley Hauerwas The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics (Blackwell, 2004).
“Sam Wells has written a stunningly good book. He is a great
storyteller and his stories reveal how the abundance of God is
found in the life of the local church. God's companions turn out to
be all around us. Anyone who imagines ethics is a dry subject
should drink deep from Wells at his most refreshing.”
Graham James, Bishop of Norwich
"God’s Companions is an excellent exemplification of seeing the
liturgy as the primary source of Christian action in the world.
With the help of some wonderfully insightful Scriptural exegesis,
Wells shows how God in liturgical action gives us an abundance of
everything we need. More than a commentary on liturgy and ethics in
general, Wells' book is, from start to finish, based in
descriptions of the everyday practices of ordinary congregations.
Wells bridges the academic/pastoral divide with grace."
William T. Cavanaugh, University of St. Thomas
“Wells moves seamlessly from exposition of scripture to stories of
ordinary lives”
Christian Century
"I found the book to be a rich feast of sharp insights, pastoral
wisdom and refreshing exposition. I am glad to find that one of
Gods companions and hence ours is Sam Wells."
Crucible
"Wells himself presents a compelling account of how Christian
ethics is shapes by the practises of the church."
Theological Book Review
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