Kenneth Wilson

Gebundenes Buch

The Theological Roots of Christian Gratitude

Beschreibung

This book asserts that gratitude for God's gift of creation grounds the insight of positive psychology that grateful persons act pro-socially. Kenneth Wilson posits that a sense of gratitude encourages sacrificial service and reveals all behavior to have at heart an essential moral quality.

Autor

Kenneth Wilson, OBE is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Jubilee Centre for Character and Values, School of Education, College of Social Sciences, the University of Birmingham,UK, Visiting Fellow of the University of Chichester, UK, and Senior Research Fellow of Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.

Produktdetails

• Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-53691-4
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 239
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781137536914
• ISBN-10: 1137536918
• Artikelnr.: 42851917

Rezensionen

"Its overall aim is to contribute to the renewal of British character and virtues in the context of family, education and the professions. ... there is much in this book which is profoundly illuminating about human relationships." (Ann Loades, Theology, Vol. 119 (5), September-October, 2016)