Christ and the Meaning of Life By Helmut Thielicke A compilation of sermons and meditations in which the renowned German theologian faces the burdensome questions that plague the modern world and brings the Christian Gospel to bear on each of them. ISBN-13: 9780227679036 Specifications: 216x138mm, 192pp, Paperback Price: £9.99 • US$22.50 Publication: January 1988 Order this Title Now

About this Book

When Dr Thielicke writes about Good Friday or Easter or Pentecost, he sees deeply into the mystery, despair and confusion of life today and speaks a truly prophetic message to today's Christians. As he meditates on Christmas, the reader will understand anew how light shines in the darkness of this world. Dr Thielicke preaches on Christ's suffering on the cross, and man's suffering is given meaning. In talking of death he gives encouragement to live with hope.

In this collection of sermons and meditations, Dr Thielicke faces the fearsome questions that plague people today and clearly and persuasively brings the Christian Gospel to bear on each one.

Reviews and Comments

"A book of sermons of quality and depth."
Methodist Recorder

"He is always a stimulating writer, searching to the grass roots of our personality, digging up all our fears, unbelief and rebellion and dealing with them firmly but with hope - always pointing to the answer in Christ."
The English Churchman

About the Author

Helmut Thielicke is one of the most outstanding preachers and theologians of the German Lutheran Church. Dismissed by the Nazi regime from his post of Professor of Theology at Heidelberg in 1940, he came to prominence in Stuttgart where, during the worst of the bombing raids and in spite of continuing Nazi opposition, he continued to preach to a congregation of several thousand each week. After the war he served as professor and Rector at the University of Tubingen until 1954, when he accepted the post of Rector at the University of Hamburg, the first Protestant theologian to hold this position. He died in 1986.

Other titles available by Helmut Thielicke:
Between Heaven and Earth (Hardback Edition)
Between Heaven and Earth (Paperback Edition)
Encounter with Spurgeon
The Ethics of Sex
How the World Began: Sermons on the Creation Story
Life Can Begin Again
Man in God's World
Notes From a Wayfarer
The Prayer that Spans the World
The Waiting Father: Sermons on the Parables of Jesus