{"product_id":"from-sin-to-amazing-grace-patrick-s-cheng-9781596272385","title":"From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (\"LGBT\" or\"queer\") people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God's saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue takes on a particular urgency in light of the ongoing harassment and bullying of LGBT young people by their classmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book serves as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick S. Cheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596272384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596272385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seabury Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.55d","brand":"Patrick S. Cheng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996356837631,"sku":"9781596272385","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75c16bc4-7c18-456c-b895-3df55f425846.jpg?v=1683341223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-sin-to-amazing-grace-patrick-s-cheng-9781596272385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}