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What does it really mean to be poor in spirit, to be merciful, to be pure in heart, and to turn the other cheek? Most of us are comfortable with Christ's call to holiness (on a good day, maybe even a little self-surrender.) But what about the reckless abandonment to God's will that this call entails?Salt and Light puts hands and feet to the demands of the Sermon on the Mount from the viewpoint of a writer who believes they are not only viable, but inescapable -- something for us to live out today.Jurgen Moltmann, Tubingen University Arnold's writings are a light of hope in an age which at times seems very dark. May they no longer remain "hidden under a bushel", but shine out to be heeded by more and more people.Mark Hatfield, former US SenatorMany will be made uncomfortable by Salt and Light, and it is no wonder. The Sermon on the Mount is, at a minimum, challenging and controversial. It threatens the present order of society. So does Arnold's interpretation of it.Pitirim A. Sorokin, Harvard UniversityAn admirable comment on the Sermon on the Mount -- an excellent book needed by a world which has turned against the Great Teaching of Jesus.Arnold, Eberhard is the author of 'Salt and Light: Talks and Writings on the Sermon on the Mount - Eberhard Arnold - Paperback - REVISED' with ISBN 9780874861747 and ISBN 0874861748.
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