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Michael W. Austin

    Die Philosophie des Laufens
    Humility
    GOD AND GUNS IN AMERICA
    • GOD AND GUNS IN AMERICA

      • 200pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      What would it look like for Christians to go beyond thoughts and prayers in their response to gun violence? The gun debate is raging in America. Mass shootings in El Paso, the Tree of Life Synagogue, Stoneman Douglas High School, Las Vegas, Pulse Nightclub, and Sandy Hook Elementary demand action. Senseless acts of gun violence--some involving police (e.g., Michael Brown) and some not (e.g., Trayvon Martin)--spark controversy about the right to own a gun. Yet many still regard gun ownership and use as an essential part of what it means to be an American. How should Christians think and act with respect to guns and gun ownership? God and Guns in America provides a thoughtful, measured, robust, and articulate biblical treatment of an issue that is too often treated with more heat than light. Ethicist Michael Austin ultimately defends the view--from a Christian but non-pacifist perspective--that (1) the right to own and use a gun is a conditional right, (2) using a gun to harm another person is only morally permissible as a last resort, and (3) more legal restrictions are needed in the United States. Austin's book is for anyone who wants to consider the issue of guns in America from a Christian perspective--whether they are gun owners themselves or not.

      GOD AND GUNS IN AMERICA
    • Amid culture wars and church division, Michael W. Austin calls us back to the authentic Way--following Christ in humility and love. American Christians have lost the Way. We chase power and comfort and coat our self-righteousness in a Christian veneer. We comfort ourselves that we follow the rules and go to church, so life will work out for us. But we have forgotten what it means to truly follow Christ. Michael Austin brings us back to basics of the Christian life: humility and love. Drawing on Philippians and 1 Corinthians, Austin reminds us how Jesus, in love, poured himself out for others. This other-centeredness stands contrary to vainglorious affirmation in our lives, online and off--and it is the key to healing the deep divisions in our communities. Austin guides the reader through spiritual disciplines to aid in the formation of this virtue, from praying the psalms to building healthy communities. For Christians seeking transformative union with God, in their souls and society, Humility is the ideal companion.

      Humility
    • Schuhe an und los! Kein Sport ist so einfach wie das Laufen. Ob im Wald, im Park, auf der Straße, ob vor oder nach der Arbeit, im Sommer, im Winter und natürlich bei Wettkämpfen - laufen kann man überall und jederzeit, es ist vielseitig und für jeden einfach und günstig machbar. Aber es steckt noch mehr dahinter: Es schult unseren Charakter und verhilft uns letztlich zu größerer Freiheit, erweitert unseren Horizont und lehrt uns viel über uns selbst und die Welt um uns herum. Davon erzählen internationale Autoren aus verschiedenen Disziplinen - Philosophen, Journalisten, Sportler, Autoren - kenntnisreich in Die Philosophie des Laufens. Sie erklären uns, wieso Freundschaften unter Läufern auch für andere Bereiche des Lebens wichtig sind, berichten vom Laufen mit Apps und davon, welchen Unterschied es macht, auf einem Laufband oder im Freien zu laufen. Sie schildern uns die Parallele zwischen Schmerz und Freude beim Laufen und im Leben, erzählen, wie es sich anfühlt, zum ersten Mal einen Marathon zu laufen - und zeigen, warum ein kurzer Trainingslauf am Wochenende genauso glücklich machen kann.

      Die Philosophie des Laufens