Theology and Identity

Theology and Identity

Author: Daniel L. Johnson

Publisher: Pilgrim Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9780829817720

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This collection of essays spans the breadth of the United Church of Christ: its roots; its polity, ministry, and worship issues; and its theological issues and movements. The revised and updated edition includes a new preface; a new chapter title for Chapter 18 The United Church of Christ Tomorrow: A View from 1990; and the addition of a new chapter, Chapter 19: Into a New Century.


Shaping of the United Church of Christ:

Shaping of the United Church of Christ:

Author: Louis H. Gunnemann

Publisher: The Pilgrim Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0829821015

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The author wrote a compelling story of how the United Church of Christ took shape in the mid-twentieth century. During this time, church unions were a prominent feature of the movement toward Christian unity and secular models of organization dominated denominational development. Charles Shelby Rooks has expanded this classic text by bringing the United Church of Christ story to the forty-year mark. Today the United Church of Christ has grown into a denomination that strives to become a multicultural and multiracial church. Rooks's additional chapter provides reflections on five themes woven throughout the church between 1977 and 1998. The documentation cited will provide helpful guidance to anyone seeking to pursue additional study of the United Church of Christ. An interpretive essay in the history of American Christianity, this book is also a narrative account of the church union process itself. In that respect it is of significance for Protestant Christianity in general.


Evangelical Catechism:

Evangelical Catechism:

Author:

Publisher: The Pilgrim Press

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 0829820892

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"The Evangelical Catechism" is a valuable resource for pastors, new church members, and confirmation classes, and is widely used by United Church of Christ congregations. Originally authorized by the Evangelical Synod of North America (which brought the catechism into the twentieth century) it focuses on the following essentials: the Ten Commandments; the Attributes of God; the Apostles' Creed; prayer; the sacrament of Holy Baptism; and the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. This revised edition has been refreshed with a more modern approach for United Church of Christ congregations in the twenty-first century.


The Church Jesus Built

The Church Jesus Built

Author: United Church of God

Publisher: United Church of God

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0557876532

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Jesus Christ said that He would build His Church and that it would never die out. Is today's Christianity, with its hundreds of denominations with widely differing beliefs and practices, the Church Jesus promised that He would build? -- Inside this Bible study aid booklet: -- A People Special to God -- The Historical Background of the Term Church -- 'Church' and 'Congregation' in the Scriptures -- A Spiritually Transformed People -- The Apostles: A Case Study in Conversion -- The Responsibility and Mission of the Church -- What is the True Gospel? -- Is Today the Only Day of Salvation? -- The Rise of a Counterfeit Christianity -- Changes in Christian Scholars' Perspective on God's Law -- Early Trends That Affected the Future of the Church -- The Church of God Today -- What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice? -- The Church as the Bride of Christ


The Theology of The United Church of Canada

The Theology of The United Church of Canada

Author: Don Schweitzer

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 1771123974

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The United Church of Canada has a rich and complex history of theological development. This volume, written for the general reader as well as students and scholars, provides a comprehensive overview of that development, together with an analysis of this unique denomination’s core statements of faith and its contemporary theological landscape. When the Methodist, Congregational, and Local Union Churches in Canada, as well as most of the Presbyterians, came together as The United Church of Canada, the theological commonalities between them were significant. Over the succeeding decades, this made-in-Canada denomination has continued to define its convictions through consensus-building and large-scale studies. This volume, written by leading scholars, outlines key faith perspectives in areas such as creation, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, sin, mission, and sacraments. No book like this has appeared in over seventy years, and readers will find insight here that is unparalleled in its scope. In creative tension with each individual member’s freedom of conscience, the United Church as a whole has continued to express its commonly held faith in dialogue, continuity, and critical interaction with the faith of the worldwide, historic Christian community.


The History of the Church of Christ, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

The History of the Church of Christ, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Joseph Milner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-31

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 9780484893848

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Excerpt from The History of the Church of Christ, Vol. 1 Own expense four volumes of r. M s Ecclesiastical istory. Their kindness and consideration in this matter makes an indelible impression on his mind: and, if any thing could increase his afl'ectionate attachment to that learned Body, after so ong and active a residence among them, it would be this honourable token of respect to the memory of his deceased Brother, who himself. Many years ago. As a Student in the same Seminary? Received distinguished marks of approbation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


History and Program

History and Program

Author: Margaret Rowland Post

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780829817638

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Our world is very different from the world our founders sought to address, in ways our forebears in the 1950s could have hardly imagined. Yet we remain what we have always been at our best, a people bearing witness to a grand moral vision rooted in the Bible and the person of the crucified and risen Christ, and a people of spiritual audacity prepared to risk old assumptions for the sake of new possibilities. - John H. Thomas, former General Minister, and President, United Church of Christ This best-selling, newly revised and updated book shares the: History of the United Church of Christ; Background on its predecessor bodies; Information on its Covenanted Ministries; Explanation of its emblem; and Statement of Faith.