{"product_id":"god-ahead-of-us-the-story-of-divine-grace-9781451483147","title":"God Ahead of Us: The Story of Divine Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003ePope Francis has stated that his own vocation as a Christian came to him as an awareness that God is ahead of us, that God thinks about us and looks after us before we even realize it. This is the essence of grace, a love story that begins with God. The present book is an introduction and exploration of that storyof the Christian life as not about humans looking for God but God seeking us out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story that unfolds demonstrates that grace is not something secondary or superficial but primary and constitutive, from crucial beginnings in election and creation to the divine actions of justification and renewal, fostering a life of virtue and obedience. Within this context, the book explores the issues of the relationship of grace and freedom, the dynamics of justification, the true meaning of merit, life as a son or daughter of God, the action of the Holy Spirit, the sacraments and the Church, the role of the ascetical life, and the eschatological horizon of the life of grace. In an accessible account, the author narrates the doctrine of grace as directed toward and explained by the fact that God has destined humans to spend eternity in communion with the Triune creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul O'Callaghan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 6.60w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451483147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Callaghan, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePaul O'Callaghan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Christian anthropology and director of the Department of Dogmatic Theology and of the Center for Priestly Training at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, as well as a member of the Governing Board of the Pontifical Academy of Theology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of God in the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eGod Ahead of Us\u003c\/i\u003e (Fortress Press, 2014), \u003ci\u003eChrist Our Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Christological Assimilation of the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eFides Christi: The Justification Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), as well as other books and numerous articles. He has also been a participant in the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue on justification and was involved in the preperation of the 1999 doctrine on justification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939147444339,"sku":"9781451483147","price":43.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0ca6cf85-f8de-42bb-b520-6b086200ae9e.jpg?v=1778249334","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/god-ahead-of-us-the-story-of-divine-grace-9781451483147","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}