{"product_id":"9781119756941","title":"Towards Friendship-Shaped Communities A Practical Theology of Friendship","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTowards Friendship-Shaped Communities\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practical Theology of Friendship\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnne-Marie Ellithorpe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Theology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique and incisive exploration of the place and nature of friendship in both its personal and civic dimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTowards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished theological researcher Anne-Marie Ellithorpe delivers a constructive and insightful exploration of the place and nature of friendship as innate to being human, to the human vocation, and to life within the broader community. Of particular interest to members and leaders of faith communities, this book responds to contemporary concerns regarding relationality and offers a comprehensive theology of friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author provides an inclusive and interdisciplinary study that brings previous traditions and texts into dialogue with contemporary contexts and concerns, including examples from Indigenous and Euro-Western cultures. Readers will reflect on the theology of friendship and the interrelationship between friendship and community, think critically about their own social and theological imagination, and develop an integrative approach to theological reflection that draws on Don Browning’s \u003ci\u003eFundamental Practical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating philosophical, anthropological, and theological perspectives on the study of friendship, this book presents:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to contemporary questions on friendship and discussions of co-existing friendship worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of friendship in first and second testament writings, as well as friendship within classical and Christian traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of theology, friendship, and the social imagination, including explorations of mutuality and spirit-shaped friendships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiderations for outworking friendship ideals within communities of practice, from the perspective of strategic (or fully) practical theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for graduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses on friendship or practical theology, \u003ci\u003eTowards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship \u003c\/i\u003ewill also earn a place in the libraries of scholars of practical theology and community practitioners, including ministers, priests, pastors, spiritual advisors, and counselors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne-Marie Ellithorpe\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Associate at the Vancouver School of Theology. She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eVisions of the End Times: Revelations of Hope and Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e, Co-Chair of the AAR seminar unit Religious Reflections on Friendship, and a member of the Society of Christian Ethics, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the International Academy of Practical Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 April 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119756941\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380463988876,"sku":"9781119756941","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119756941.jpg?v=1780236674","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119756941","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}