The Big Relief - The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World

David Zahl

Maison d'édition: Brazos Press

Synopsis

Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Christian Living and Spiritual Formation)

"A masterclass in how to talk about theology and faith in ways that are accessible to laypeople."--Christian Century

"I wrote in the margins of my copy, complete with all-caps emphasis, 'I feel MINISTERED to as I read.'"--Christianity Today

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We could all use a little--or a lot--of relief from the pressures of life.

And there is no bigger relief than the grace of God.

Think of grace as one-way love. A gift with no strings attached. Favor when you least expect or deserve it. Knowing that you don't have to do anything to earn God's approval.

In The Big Relief, popular author David Zahl spotlights grace as the most important, urgent, and radical contribution Christianity has to offer the world. Zahl helps readers understand the beauty and depth of grace, outlining how it provides relief from the guilt, status anxiety, and accelerating demand that characterize so much of modern life. Drawing on the witness of Scripture and a panoply of contemporary examples, he unpacks the theology of grace in fresh and exciting terms, exploring its many fruits--such as freedom, play, surrender, humility, rest, surprise, and joy--in the process.

Zahl invites us to embrace Christianity as a refuge rather than as a project, a beacon of hope instead of a vehicle of shame, and a harbor of refreshment in a worn-out world. Ultimately, he welcomes everyone to receive the gift of relief we so desperately need.

Disponible depuis: 29/04/2025.

Longueur d'impression: 176 pages.

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