Defining the Church for Our Time Origin and Structure, Variety and Viability

Name: Defining the Church for Our Time Origin and Structure, Variety and Viability
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ISBN: 9781610979269

ISBN-10: 1610979265

ISBN-13: 9781610979269

Edition: 2012

Authors: Peter Schmiechen

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The church is broken and we cannot fix it. Faith in God is disconnected from churches. Mainline churches are deeply divided, and their budgets and congregations have diminished, with no agreement for recovery. So what shall we do? It is time to stop talking about the problems and to consider a new vision of the church for our time. This book is a celebration of the church as the community of new life in Christ. It assumes Christ intended to create a community on earth embodying grace and holiness. It begins with a new and inclusive definition of the church as a community enduring in time. It affirms the great variety of churches, all as valid expressions of the new life, and explains how…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 6/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.594



Preface


Introduction



The Origin of the Church



Norms



Authority



Christ is the Morning Star: An Eschatological Vision for Our Time



Power to Transform the World



The Community of Christ


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