Rediscovering Humility: Why the Way Up is Down
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Overview
Most of us value humility . . . especially in other people. But Jesus taught that humility is central to the Christian life. Author Christopher Hutchinson invites the church to follow Christ—both individually and corporately—in this high calling.
A systematic and comprehensive treatment of this core tenant of Christianity, Rediscovering Humility is structured around the three times Jesus addresses the topic in Scripture—how it is found, embraced and applied. This insightful resource should be required reading for all seminary students so they can understand the pitfalls of leadership before they begin to pastor. Current pastors and church leaders will find Hutchinson’s critiques and suggestions helpful as they seek to create humble and healthy churches. Individuals who have lost an appreciation for humility as a central Christian virtue will be reminded of its value as the best way to grow closer to and more like Jesus.
Humble Christians create healthy churches, but in today’s world of celebrity pastors and widening platforms, our churches are more than ever imitating the prideful methodologies of our culture. Through his critiques, Hutchinson also offers suggestions for how Christians can better practice and promote humility in our time.
Offering a fresh and updated application of humility to our day, Hutchinson calls for a return to the path of humility as the one pilgrimage most necessary for Christian faith and life. By showing humility in in all its truth, beauty and goodness, it becomes a value worth seeking — if never fully found — on this side of heaven.
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- Invites the church to follow Christ in the high calling to humilty
- Offers suggestions for how Christians can better practice and promote humility in our time
- Calls for a return to the path of humility as the one pilgrimage most necessary for Christian faith and life
- Whatever Happened to Humility?
- Wide Is the Road: The Lure of False Humility
- Return of the Jester: The Vision of Humility Back at the Table
- Lest Anyone Boast: Humility and the Gospel
- Hope for a Fool: Humility and Truth
- Not unto Us: Discipleship as Humility
- Bold Nobodies: Humility Regarding Self
- Seeking the City to Come: Humility and Eschatology
- Tales from the Lower Totem Pole: Humility toward Others
- The Assembly of Egos: Humility Together
- Like Men Sentenced to Death: Christian Leadership as Humility
- The Assembly of Fools: Truth, Humility, and Unity
- Turning Woes into Blessings: Humility and Church Image
- Turning Factories into Gardens
Humility Introduced
Humility Found—Faith
Humility Embraced—Hope
Humility Applied—Love
Rediscovering Humility is a mind-enriching and heart-engaging study of a Christian grace that is as important as it is neglected. Pointing us to some of the Christian church’s very best hymnody and devotional writing, Chris Hutchinson reminds us how central humility is to Christian piety. Most importantly, Hutchinson shows us how that piety is rooted in the teaching of Scripture. I warmly recommend this book.
—Guy Prentiss Waters, James M. Baird, Jr. Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS
Humility is a crucial and tricky topic about which to write. An author is expected to be an expert in his field but humility eschews expertise. Only an author who recognizes his deep need for humility is qualified to write on humility. And for that reason I’m grateful for this book by Chris Hutchinson, a desperately needed study written by an eminently humble man.
—Joe Holland, Pastor, Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church, Culpeper, VA; Assistant Editor, Tabletalk magazine
How do you properly recommend a book on humility when blurbs seem consciously designed to hype and pander? How best to commend its author for a job well done? Perhaps with Farmer Hoggett’s words to Babe after the pig carefully and confidently accomplished an equally unlikely feat and made it seem easy: ‘That’ll do’.
—Joel White, Lecturer in New Testament, Giessen School of Theology, Germany
- Title: Rediscovering Humility
- Author: Christopher Hutchinson
- Publisher: New Growth Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Pages: 273
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781945270963, 1945270969
- Resource ID: LLS:RDSCVRNGHMLTY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-11T20:40:16Z