Volf, Miroslav

Against the tide : love in a time of petty dreams and persisting enmities / Mirsolav Volf. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. - xii, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Essays originally published in The Christian century, 1996-2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

God and the self -- The reality of evil and the possibility of hope -- Family matters -- Church -- Mission and other faiths -- Culture and politics -- Giving and forgiving -- Hope and reconciliation -- Perspective.

"Miroslav Volf's writing beautifully points away from the pettiness and selfishness so prominent in our culture today and toward the love that Christians are called to exemplify. His insights in this volume will inform and inspire all who wish to follow that path of love."--BOOK JACKET.

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Christian life
Love--Religious aspects--Christianity