Blessed to Follow: The Beatitudes as a Compass for Discipleship (Lutheran Voices) - Softcover

Storrtz, Martha E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806680075 ISBN 13: 9780806680071

Verlag: Augsburg Fortress, 2008

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In Matthew's Gospel, the Sermon on the Mount inaugurates Jesus' public ministry, and the first word out of Jesus' mouth is 'blessed'. He repeats this word throughout his first sermon. Jesus calls his disciples by blessing them, and as he speaks, Jesus introduces himself to us but also introduces disciples to themselves, for the Beatitudes offer a character sketch of who disciples will become if they follow him.

The Beatitudes, says Martha Stortz, function as a compass for the journey of Christian discipleship. The first group of Beatitudes target people in situations of suffering. The second group of Beatitudes target people who help those who suffer. Each chapter in Blessed to Follow is structured around a similar pattern: appeal to experience; biblical stories; Jesus: the one blessing and the one blessed; disciples: blessed to be a blessing; practice: the blessing made real.

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Martha E. Stortz is Professor Emerita at Augsburg University, where she held the Bernhard M. Christensen Chair of Religion and Vocation from 2010-2021. With Rabbi Barry Cytron, she directs the Collegeville Institute's Multi-Religious Fellows Program. She writes, speaks, consults, and publishes, most recently, Called to Follow: Journeys in John's Gospel (Cascade, 2017). Other books include Blessed to Follow (2008) and A World According to God (2004).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Augsburg Fortress
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0806680075
• ISBN 13: 9780806680071
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
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