Life in Christ Eastern Perspectives on Christian Ethics

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Working Definition on Christian Ethics The Way Celebration Life Revealed in Christ Supported by Human Reason Reflected in the Liturgical Celebration of the Church Supports and Promotes Persons of the Christian Community Discovery of the Image of God Hope to Human Beings L. ZHRIST-CENTERED ETHICS \ND THE CELEBRATION OF THE DIVINE LITURGY The Challenge for Christian Ethics Christian Ethics and as Christ Centered Filial Relationship with God in Christ through the Spirit The Path to Life in Christ The Celebration of the Qurbana as a Life in Christ and Christ-like Life rrinitarian foundation of christian ethics vnd the syro malabar qurbana Foundation of Christian Ethics as Trinitarian Christian Life and the Trinitarian Mystery Christian Vision as Trinitarian 79 Trinitarian Vision and Liturgical Celebration 80 Relevance of Trinitarian Christian Ethics 82 Specialness of Trinitarian Ethics 85 Trinitarian Christian Ethics and Syro Malabar Qurbana 86 Toward a Trinitarian Ethics 92 CHRISTIAN ETHICS AS WALKING THE WAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 115 Walking Truly 120 Walking Freely 128 Walking Fully 136 fcOSS AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS 146 The Cross as the Source of Christian Ethics 148 The Cross as the Sign of Christian Life 148 The Cross as the Sign of Christian Ethics 150 The Sign of the Cross at the Fountain of Christian Life and Ethics 154 The Cross as the Strength of Christian Ethics 156 The Cross as the Sign of Human History 156 The Cross as the Sign of Self-Mastery 158 The Cross as the Sign of Human Mystery 159 The Cross as the Style of Christian Ethics 161 The Cross as the Symbol of Divine Relationship 161 The Cross as the Symbol of Human Relationship 163 The Cross as the Symbol of Cosmic Relationship 164 ZCLESIAL CHARACTER OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS THE LIGHT OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE LITURGY 167 The Essential Nature of the Christian Ethos 168 A Communion with the Triune God and the Body of Christ 168 A Communion of Filial Dignity and a Corresponding Relationship with Everybody 169 The Community of Communion as a Privilege and a Promise 170 To Belong to Christ is to Belong to His Body 172 The Christian Ethos: A Call to be in Communion 174 The Ethical Import of the Ecclesial Existence 175 The Divine Liturgy as the Celebration of the Ecclesial Ethos 176 The Eucharistic Gathering as an Ecclesial Act 178 The Introductory Rite as an Entrance into the Ecclesial Existence 179 as an Ecclesial Confession 186 The Listening of the Word of God towards an Ecclesial Fitness 187 The Prayer of the Faithful as a Manifestation of Ecclesial Significance 188 The Anaphora as an Unending Ecclesial Praise, Worship and Thanksgiving to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 190 Reconciliation as the Restoration of the Ecclesial Life 191 The Holy Communion as the Sign of Ecclesial Being 193 The Rite of Thanksgiving as the Mind of the Ecclesial Body 194 ETHOS-EUCHARIST-ETHICS: SOURCE-SUMMIT-SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE 201 Community 204 Celebration 210 Commitment 215 XKING THE WAY OF PEACE 224 Seeing the Way of Peace 228 The Way of Jesus 228 The Way of the Church 231 The Way of Peace in Contemporary Papal Teachings 237 Making the Way of Peace 240 Mahatma Gandhi 240 Martin Luther King Jr. 242 Celebrating the Way of Peace 244 Mystical Celebration 245 Global Celebration 247 Liturgical Celebration 248