Beyond common ground :
Thompson, Alden L.
Beyond common ground : why liberals and conservatives need each other / Alden Thompson. - Nampa, Idaho : Pacific Press Pub. Association, c2009. - 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Simplicity, certainty, and stability : three anchors -- Anchor #1: common ground on which we all stand -- Anchor #2: the law of love : the one, the two, and the ten -- Anchor #3: Jesus -- Practical stuff : keeping it simple -- Leaving things out -- God is in heaven, and you are on earth -- Motivation, not just information -- Jesus, most difficult command -- The devotional life -- Liberals and Conservatives : the labels -- It all started when we were kids -- Liberals and Conservatives : choosing up sides -- Liberals and Conservatives : three flavors : how we think (mind), how we live (culture), what we believe (God) -- The pie : introduction to Myers-Briggs -- The pie : we need your differences -- The pie and Bible translations -- Fears and hopes -- Important words heard during the day : liberty, authority, and God -- Scary words heard after dark : pluralism, relativism, contradictions -- The greatest fear : change, diversity, and rebellion against God -- Greatest hope, blessed hope : dinner and dessert -- Greatest hope, blessed hope : into the kitchen, even the garden -- Crucial issues in Adventism -- Landmarks and present truth -- The Adventist Church at Corinth -- A work in progress : questions on doctrine debate -- A work in progress : cross and Atonement -- A visit to the eye doctor.
9780816323401 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0816323402
2009000028
Christianity and politics--Seventh-Day Adventists.
Seventh-Day Adventists--Doctrines.
Adventists--Doctrines.
Liberalism--Religious aspects--Seventh-Day Adventists.
Conservatism--Religious aspects--Seventh-Day Adventists.
BR 115.P7 / T53 2009
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Beyond common ground : why liberals and conservatives need each other / Alden Thompson. - Nampa, Idaho : Pacific Press Pub. Association, c2009. - 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Simplicity, certainty, and stability : three anchors -- Anchor #1: common ground on which we all stand -- Anchor #2: the law of love : the one, the two, and the ten -- Anchor #3: Jesus -- Practical stuff : keeping it simple -- Leaving things out -- God is in heaven, and you are on earth -- Motivation, not just information -- Jesus, most difficult command -- The devotional life -- Liberals and Conservatives : the labels -- It all started when we were kids -- Liberals and Conservatives : choosing up sides -- Liberals and Conservatives : three flavors : how we think (mind), how we live (culture), what we believe (God) -- The pie : introduction to Myers-Briggs -- The pie : we need your differences -- The pie and Bible translations -- Fears and hopes -- Important words heard during the day : liberty, authority, and God -- Scary words heard after dark : pluralism, relativism, contradictions -- The greatest fear : change, diversity, and rebellion against God -- Greatest hope, blessed hope : dinner and dessert -- Greatest hope, blessed hope : into the kitchen, even the garden -- Crucial issues in Adventism -- Landmarks and present truth -- The Adventist Church at Corinth -- A work in progress : questions on doctrine debate -- A work in progress : cross and Atonement -- A visit to the eye doctor.
9780816323401 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0816323402
2009000028
Christianity and politics--Seventh-Day Adventists.
Seventh-Day Adventists--Doctrines.
Adventists--Doctrines.
Liberalism--Religious aspects--Seventh-Day Adventists.
Conservatism--Religious aspects--Seventh-Day Adventists.
BR 115.P7 / T53 2009
286.7/32