A Practical Christianity

A Practical Christianity: Meditations for the Season of Lent is a devotional book that challenges  
readers to take up "practical Christianity"-proposing Christian faith as something we do, not  
something we merely believe in. The starting point for Christianity lies within its practice, says  
the author, and not in the blind acceptance of a chunk of undigested doctrine.  
The book samples fiction, poetry, art and music, combined with the wisdom of scripture and  
theology, to help pilgrims make sense of faith in the context of everyday life.  
Shaw reconsiders the central doctrines of Christian faith through the lens of how we practice  
them. She explores five themes: dust, forgiveness, time, doubt and love-devoting a chapter  
to each. This thematic approach is a way of presenting (covertly, since it's not revealed until  
the end of the book) the doctrines of Creation and Sin, Forgiveness, the Trinity, Salvation, and  
finally Love.Read less