Spirituality of the Beatitudes Religion_ Meditations terrorism and barbarity

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Spirituality of the Beatitudes Religion_ Meditations terrorism and barbarityThe Beatitudes from Jesus's Sermon on the Mount offer a succinct summary of his essential teaching for Christians. In probing the meaning of these eight verses, Michael Crosby cuts to the heart of Matthew's Gospel: a spiritual message that is at once personal and deeply social. Crosby posits that Matthew's Gospel was written for a more affluent church community. As such, his Gospel offers a particularly telling challenge to Christians of the developed