Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment
A Theology, Christian, Religion book. One of my favorite books of the year, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the hardest commandment is very...
Not everything Jesus taught must be regarded as a commandment. Counsels on voluntary poverty or celibacy, for instance, have been seen as an option for a small minority of Christ s followers. The same cannot be said about the love of enemies. This does not fall in the if you would be perfect category. It is, instead, basic Christianity, which Jesus taught...
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Challenging reflections on the Christian commandment to love one's enemies (Matthew 5, Luke 6, and elsewhere) by Jim Forest, longtime peace activist and secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship. Using stories from the lives of notables such as Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and Andr Trocm, part one covers topics such as defining "the... One of my favorite books of the year, Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the hardest commandment is very inspiring. Jim Forest has written a beautiful book that will encourage readers to follow the peacemaking example of Jesus of Nazareth.For my complete review please visit light to read by. A series of short essays on Jesus' call to love our enemies which I wish I had read earlier. An important book for a world full of fear, violence, and threats.It's filled with commentaries on scripture texts, quotations from the church fathers and holy persons through the ages, and incredible stories about people who have lived out...
