Saving and Secular Faith

by B.A. Gerrish

Book Overview

What does it mean to live by faith? Answers are more elusive than ever. Beginning with a rich discussion of the Reformation legacy, historian-theologian B.A. Gerrish responds that if we release our thinking from sectarian, partisan lenses, we find that faith denotes a multitude of impulses-trust, doubt, fidelity, and confidence-and is a fundamental human posture. It undergirds not only "saving" faith but also "secular" varieties in other religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800628500
• ISBN13: 9780800628505
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"