{"product_id":"beatitudes-not-platitudes-paul-louis-metzger-9781532633157","title":"Beatitudes, Not Platitudes","description":"Beatitudes, Not Platitudes shows that the Beatitudes are not overused, well-worn answers to the question, \"\"What would Jesus do?\"\" Rather, they are undervalued and hardly touched claims that transform our destinies. More than spiritual nuggets for personal devotion, practical advice, or propositions to be believed, the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 envision and entail a reorientation of the good life in view of Jesus' kingdom. Jesus' teachings reveal to us that living our best purpose-driven life now involves dying to self and the world system, and dying for our enemies. Ideal for group study, this series of meditations on each of the Beatitudes, followed by cultural reflections and study questions, helps to bridge the gaps between personal devotion and societal revolution, the academic and the practical, the ancient and the contemporary. All of us want to be happy, to be well and blessed, and esteemed with honor. However, we look for happiness, wellness, blessing, and honor in different places and with mixed results. This book helps us reimagine the good life by taking a fresh look at the Beatitudes as citizens of Jesus' ever-new kingdom order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Louis Metzger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532633157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532633157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cascade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Paul Louis Metzger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936825835775,"sku":"9781532633157","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a33c1208-d930-41a7-aa5a-36628c37b159.jpg?v=1681426897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beatitudes-not-platitudes-paul-louis-metzger-9781532633157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}