Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ

by Michael W. Austin

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2024

Overview

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.

Key Features

• Reminds us how Jesus, in love, poured himself out for others
• Draws on Philippians and 1 Corinthians
• Guides the reader through spiritual disciplines to aid in the formation of humility

Contents

• Foreword by David P. Gushee
• 1. The Neglected Way
• 2. Rediscovering Christ’s Way
• 3. A People of the Way
• 4. Practices of the Way
• 5. Preparing the Way
• 6. Persevering on the Way

Praise for the Print Edition

We live in a time when many have lost contact with the Way. Three cheers for Michael Austin’s effort to help American Christians meet Jesus again.

—David P. Gushee

Product Details

• Title: Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ
• Author: Michael W. Austin
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 194
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Humility › Religious aspects--Christianity; Love › Religious aspects--Christianity; Christian life; Spiritual formation
• ISBNs: 9780802882103, 0802882102
• Resource ID: LLS:HMLTYRDSCVCHRST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-28T20:16:24Z

About Michael W. Austin

Michael W. Austin is Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of numerous books, journal articles, and online writings on ethical and religious questions and believes that Christian ethics is relevant to all of life. He lives in Richmond, Kentucky with his family.