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God Is Friendship is a wonderful guide on a journey of discovery about friendship. Using the wide-ranging perspectives of biblical scholarship, theology, ethics, philosophy, and sociology, Brian helps us view friendship more deeply and richly than usual. This book will show the significance of friendship, above all friendship with God.

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We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh, and this is true of our relationship with God. Thomas Aquinas spoke of the sin of having too little laughter as well as the danger of having too much, while Martin Luther said, ¿If yoüre not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don¿t want to go there.¿ Having a sense of humour is essential for maturity in faith and holiness, but sadly, the role that laughter plays in life and spirituality have o...

Laughter is important because we cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh, and this is true of our relationship with God. Having a sense of humor is essential for maturity in faith and holiness. Unfortunately, humor and the role that laughter plays in life and spirituality have often been neglected and the aim of Laughter and the Grace of God is to restore laughter to its central place in Christian spirituality and theology. It exam...

Laughter is important because we cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh, and this is true of our relationship with God. Having a sense of humor is essential for maturity in faith and holiness. Unfortunately, humor and the role that laughter plays in life and spirituality have often been neglected and the aim of Laughter and the Grace of God is to restore laughter to its central place in Christian spirituality and theology. It exam...

Many people would be surprised to hear that a playful attitude towards God and the world lies at the heart of Christian faith. Traditionally Christians have focused on the serious responsibilities of service, sacrifice, and commitment. But the prophets say that the future kingdom is full of people laughing and playing, which has implications for Christians who are called to live out the future kingdom in the present. Play is not trivial or sec...

Many people would be surprised to hear that a playful attitude towards God and the world lies at the heart of Christian faith. Traditionally Christians have focused on the serious responsibilities of service, sacrifice, and commitment. But the prophets say that the future kingdom is full of people laughing and playing, which has implications for Christians who are called to live out the future kingdom in the present. Play is not trivial or sec...

A biblical exposition and application of a central Christian theme.

In this thematic commentary, Brian Edgar argues that, when properly understood, "the Trinity is as essential for theology as bones are for a body. The uniqueness of Christianity emerges entirely from it, and without it everything which is truly Christian disappears.

This book boldly addresses the complex issues posed to individuals and the churches by homosexuality. It is structured in the form of a dialogue between 'liberal' and 'conservative' views around the quadrilateral of Scripture, tradition, reason and experience, where each authority is seen as equal and interrelated. This dialogue is then extended with related considerations focusing on the Trinity, anthropology, ethics, marriage and eschatology...