Ordinary Saints: An Introduction to the Christian Life

For believers who are thrashing about for some substantial instruction on Christian living in our age, and for those who seek reinforcement or explanation for the instinctual habits of their faith, Benne’s book will be of great help. It encourages pastors and laity alike to critically examine the way we live in this age. Robert Kolb, The Lutheran Quarterly

Dr. Robert Benne is director of the Center for Religion and Society. He came to Roanoke from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in 1982. He is a leading figure in Lutheran ethics and social thought. A selection of his publications illustrates his interests: The Ethic of Democratic Capitalism: A Moral Reassessment; Ordinary Saints: An Introduction to the Christian Life; The Paradoxical Vision: A Public Theology for the Twenty-first Century; Seeing is Believing: Vision of Life Through Film. He is currently working on a study of higher education in Lutheran and other Christian denominations.