Ellen T. Charry is Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Theologyat Princeton Theological Seminary. She earned a PhD inreligion from Temple University following an MSW fromYeshiva University and BA from Barnard College. Charry'sinterest is in the Christian life, and her books includeBy the Renewing of your Minds, Inquiring afterGod, and God and the Art of Happiness. From1998 to 2010 she was a member of the Theology Committee ofthe House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church. Currentlyserving as an editor-at-large for The ChristianCentury, Charry has also served on the editorialboards of the Scottish Journal of Theology andPro Ecclesia, and was formerly editor ofTheology Today.
David F. Ford
-- University of Cambridge
"Ellen Charry has the gift of making deep connections between
theology and ordinary life. In happiness she has identified a
wonderful theme through which to explore some of the heights and
depths of human existence. She revels in her topic and constantly
draws the reader into fruitful, wise reflection on important
matters." Iain R. Torrance
-- Princeton Theological Seminary
"A frequently voiced complaint today is that academic theology
writes only for its own guilds and too often tumbles into an ugly
and lazy jargon-ridden abstraction. In this subtle, nuanced book,
born from both hope and personal anguish, Ellen Charry reconnects
knowledge and healing, thereby responding to a deep need." John
Witte Jr.
-- Emory University
"This original and powerfully argued book is destined to become a
standard cite for scholars of theology and ethics. Ellen Charry
critically reviews the idea of happiness in Scripture and
tradition, with a particularly interesting analysis of Anglican
divine Joseph Butler. What makes the book memorable, however, is
its innovative teaching of 'asherism.' Asherism avoids the dangers
of self-denying agapism and self-serving eudaemonism by confirming
our perennial need to love God, neighbor, and self at once and to
live out our lives and vocations by the letter, spirit, and telos
of both the law and the gospel." Christianity Today
"Charry reframes Christian notions of happiness. . . . Invaluable
book." Publishers Weekly
"Charry concludes that happiness is celebrating our own spiritual
growth and well-being and God's enjoyment of these. . . .
Thoughtful and engaging." Library Journal
"This book, which blends academic rigor with personal anecdote and
biblical example, will appeal to readers of theology, both at the
level of pulpit and pew." Stone-Campbell Journal
"Rich in biblical and pastoral insights. . . . This book is highly
recommended for pastors' and seminary libraries." Journal of
Psychology and Christianity
"This is a very important book." Theological Book Review
"Charry's coverage of a wide range of sources sheds much light on
the timely subject. . . . An informed study of how thinkers across
the centuries have wrestled with the tension between eschatological
happiness and temporal flourishing." Religious Studies Review
"A rewarding read that helpfully elucidates a Christian notion of
flourishing that is both creational and eschatological."
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