Living in the Maybe: A Steward Confronts the Spirit of Fundamentalism (Faith's Horizons) - Softcover

Levan, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802843476 ISBN 13: 9780802843470

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

This volume by Christopher Levan points a way forward in the anxious search for certainty that grips our churches amid the growing relativism of today's culture. Building on the paradox inherent in the biblical concept of stewardship, Levan urges us to begin "living in the maybe," a perspective on life that he believes offers not only an effective model for confronting today's confused times on the personal level but also an effective means for revitalizing the church.
Through an exploration of the themes of faithfulness, wealth, and happiness, Levan argues that the idea of stewardship contains a foundational dialectic that offers an antidote to our culture's hunger for eternal fundamentals. By looking carefully at both the biblical and the theological roots of each theme, Levan shows how the biblical notion of stewardship provides a locus and a pattern for shaping an appropriate Christian response to the apprehensions of our turn-of-the-millennium culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Levan is principal of St. Stephen's College in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0802843476
• ISBN 13: 9780802843470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182