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“The Balanced Life—Six Great Traditions of the Christian Faith”

“The Balanced Life—Six Great Traditions of the Christian Faith”. The Social Justice Tradition. Defining the Tradition. Mishpat = Justice Hesed = Compassion (also lovingkindness, steadfast love) Shalom = Peace (harmonious unity). Biblical/Historical Realities. John Woolman

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“The Balanced Life—Six Great Traditions of the Christian Faith”

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  1. “The Balanced Life—Six Great Traditions of the Christian Faith”

  2. The Social Justice Tradition

  3. Defining the Tradition Mishpat = Justice Hesed = Compassion (also lovingkindness, steadfast love) Shalom = Peace (harmonious unity)

  4. Biblical/Historical Realities John Woolman Amos Dorothy Day

  5. Strengths of the Tradition Right relationships and right living; Real faith; Reconnects personal and social ethics; Redeems the earth; Redefines love as that active, self-sacrificial love that is imaged on the cross.

  6. Potential Perils The tendency for social justice to become an end in itself; Rigid; Political.

  7. Practicing the Tradition Respond to God; Get the facts; Be an advocate for the powerless and exploited; Support relief agencies; Influence public policy; Pray.

  8. The Charismatic Tradition

  9. Defining the Tradition A life focused on and in the Spirit of God. A discovery of the spiritual gifts for leadership, empowerment, and community-building.

  10. Biblical/Historical Realities St. Francis of Assisi Apostle Paul William J. Seymour

  11. Strengths of the Tradition Corrects human attempts to domesticate God; Rebukes anemic practices; Challenges disciples toward spiritual growth and development; Offers a life of gifting and empowering for witness and service.

  12. Potential Perils Danger of trivialization; Danger of rejecting the rational and the intellectual; Danger of divorcing the gifts of the Spirit from the fruit of the Spirit; Danger of ignoring appropriate theological foundations.

  13. Practicing the Tradition Learn from those who understand and operate within their giftedness; Let go of your fears about spiritual gifts; Test leadings and experiences in the Spirit with those you trust.

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