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Author: Jennifer McBride
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Published: 2014-03-05
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0199367949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on the work of German pastor-theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jennifer McBride constructs a new theology of public witness for American Protestant church communities based on the public expression of repentance and redemption.
Author: Michael G. Lawler
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2014-09-25
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0814682952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, marked fundamental shifts in ethical methodology, in how we do ethics in the Catholic tradition, and in how we think about ethical and ecclesial issues in the Catholic Church in the modern world. On the document’s fiftieth anniversary, this book explores the historical origins of Gaudium et Spes, its impact on the Church’s ecclesial self-understanding, and its implications for doing Catholic theological ethics for the specific ethical issues of marriage, social justice, politics, and peacebuilding.The book engages in the ongoing communal discernment of the aggiornamento sought by the council’s convener, Pope John XXIII, seeking to bring the Church up to date in the twenty-first century.
Author: Jennifer M. McBride
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1506401902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReminiscent of Bonhoeffer's Discipleship, Jennifer McBride's Radical Discipleship utilizes the liturgical seasons as a framework for engaging the social evils of mass incarceration, capital punishment, and homelessness, arguing that to be faithful to the gospel, Christians must become disciples of, not simply believers in, Jesus. The book arises out of McBride's extensive experience teaching theology in a women's prison while participating in a residential Christian activist and worshipping community. Arguing that disciples must take responsibility for the social evils that bar "beloved community," Martin Luther King's term for a just social order, the promised kingdom of God, McBride calls for a dual commitment to the works of mercy and the struggle for justice. This work seeks to form readers into an understanding of the social and political character of the good news proclaimed in the Gospels. Organically connecting liturgy with activism and theological reflection, McBride argues that discipleship requires that privileged Christians place their bodies in spaces of social struggle and distress to reduce the distance between themselves and those who suffer injustice, and stand in solidarity with those whom society deems guilty, despises, and rejectswhich makes discipleship radical as Christians take seriously the Jesus of the Gospels.
Author: Nicholas Thomas Wright
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781556613180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs he convincingly demonstrates that the Western world is becoming increasingly, overtly pagan, Wright articulates how paganism now manifests itself in Western culture, shows how the gospel confronts it at the roots, and presents a challenging agenda for the church. "An urgent book for the times--passionate, brilliant, filled with hope".--Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School.
Author: Skip Carney
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
Published: 2018-10-14
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781732637313
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPastor Kevin was three hundred and forty-seven miles from home. Out of gas and out of options, he turns into a small town where he meets an elderly pastor and a community that change his perspective on church success. There he learns the principles that can make any church The Greatest Church in the World.
Author: Andrew Davison
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Published: 2020-06-30
Total Pages: 91
ISBN-13: 178622240X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod’s Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission presents a confident and joyful assertion of the Catholic character of Christian mission and its sacramental nature, exploring the transforming role the Catholic tradition can play in the evangelism. A range of outstanding contributors explore the gifts that the Catholic tradition - formed by a conviction that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist intensifies and motivates an awareness of the sacramental presence of Christ in the world – can bring to the church’s engagement with the world. Chapters include: • Mission and the Life of Prayer • Mission and the Sacraments • Catholic Mission in Practice • The Virgin Mary and Mission • Vocation and Mission • The Sacraments as Converting Ordinances • Social Justice and Growth in Anglo-Catholic Churches • Reflections on Scripture and Catholic Mission • Catholic Mission: Historical Perspectives The contributors represent the breadth of Catholic traditions and identities in the Church of England today.
Author: Edward R. Brown
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2008-03-24
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 0830834842
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does the Bible have to say about creation care and the responsibility of Christians? Edward Brown offers a biblical framework for creation care as well as practical steps that ordinary Christians can take to exercise good ecological stewardship.
Author: David L. Schindler
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2001-09
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780802839855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Stott
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2020-12-29
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 083082488X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe experiences of the early church have much to say about issues that concern Christians today. What can Acts tell us about tongues and other manifestations of the Spirit? How should the church reach out into the world with the message of salvation? This revised BST volume from John Stott opens to us the early days of the church as recorded by Luke in the book of Acts.
Author: Douglas Estes
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-09-22
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0310314135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don’t laugh, and don’t feel alarmed. The real-world church isn’t going anywhere until Jesus returns. But the virtual church is already here, and it’s poised for explosive growth. SimChurch invites you to explore the vision, the concerns, the challenges, and the remarkable possibilities of building Christ’s kingdom online. What is the virtual church, and what different forms might it take? Will it be an extension of a real-world church, or a separate entity? How will it encourage families to worship together? Is it even possible or healthy to “be” the church in the virtual world? If you’re passionate about the church and evangelism, and if you feel both excitement and concern over the new virtual world the internet is creating, then these are just some of the vital issues you and other postmillennial followers of Jesus must grapple with. Rich in both biblical and current insight, combining exploration and critique, SimChurch opens a long-overdue discussion you can’t afford to miss.
