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The Christian Moral Life
Practices of Piety
Timothy F. Sedgwick
Copyright © 1999, 2008 by Timothy F. Sedgwick
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A catalog record of this book is available from the Library of Congress.
First published in 1999 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 255 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Published in 2008 by
Seabury Books
445 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10016
An imprint of Church Publishing Incorporated
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For Martha, Sarah, and Ellen
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.“
HEBREWS 13:2
Contents
1. Describing the Christian Life
Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives
The Transformation of Sexuality
Worship and the Disciplines of Faith
Narrative Theology and Practice
Preface to the 2008 Edition
The Christian moral life seeks to offer an account of the Christian life. It is in this sense that the word “piety” is used. Practices of piety refer not narrowly to spiritual practices but—as the word “piety”
