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The New Being

These twenty-three meditations on key passages from the Bible were originally delivered as addresses at colleges and universities. They are short, powerful, and persuasive examinations of the effect of God's love on the life of the believer and the challenges of living the New Creation—"the infinite passion of every human being." Tillich scholar Mary Ann Stenger provides a new introduction for this edition.

Subject
philosophy
Setting
20th century
Audience
adult
Length
short · 179 pages

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