Deconstructing Church
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The Deconstructed Church
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Author : Gerardo Marti
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-22
The Deconstructed Church written by Gerardo Marti and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with Social Science categories.
Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion The Emerging Church Movement (ECM) is a creative, entrepreneurial religious movement that strives to achieve social legitimacy and spiritual vitality by actively disassociating from its roots in conservative, evangelical Christianity and "deconstructing" contemporary expressions of Christianity. Emerging Christians see themselves as overturning outdated interpretations of the Bible, transforming hierarchical religious institutions, and re-orienting Christianity to step outside the walls of church buildings toward working among and serving others in the "real world." Drawing on ethnographic observation of emerging congregations, pub churches, neo-monastic communities, conferences, online networks, in-depth interviews, and congregational surveys in the US, UK, and Ireland, Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel provide a comprehensive social-scientific analysis of the development and significance of the ECM. Emerging Christians, they find, are shaping a distinct religious orientation that encourages individualism, deep relationships with others, new ideas about the nature of truth, doubt, and God, and innovations in preaching, worship, Eucharist, and leadership.
What Would Jesus Deconstruct The Church And Postmodern Culture
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Author : John D. Caputo
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2007-11-01
What Would Jesus Deconstruct The Church And Postmodern Culture written by John D. Caputo and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Religion categories.
This provocative addition to The Church and Postmodern Culture series offers a lively rereading of Charles Sheldon's In His Steps as a constructive way forward. John D. Caputo introduces the notion of why the church needs deconstruction, positively defines deconstruction's role in renewal, deconstructs idols of the church, and imagines the future of the church in addressing the practical implications of this for the church's life through liturgy, worship, preaching, and teaching. Students of philosophy, theology, religion, and ministry, as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon, will welcome this provocative, non-technical work.
Deconstructing Church
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Author : Anthony Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-02-26
Deconstructing Church written by Anthony Anderson and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-26 with categories.
Are you one of the millions of church-goers who feels like they must just be missing something? The way the church operates looks to you to be more like a business than a family. Programs, funding, volunteers- everything is driven to further support the machine and we're left feeling like the nameless, faceless cogs in the wheel. Maybe it's always been this way. Maybe it's a more recent development. Either way, it doesn't have to be. Discover a way out of the mire and step into a living hope for the future.
Before You Lose Your Faith
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Author : Ivan Mesa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-15
Before You Lose Your Faith written by Ivan Mesa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with categories.
The Deconstructed Church
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Author : Gerardo Marti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Deconstructed Church written by Gerardo Marti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Christianity categories.
Drawing on ethnographic observations from emerging congregations, pub churches, neo-monastic communities, conferences, online networks, and interviews in the US, UK, and Ireland, Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel provide a comprehensive social scientific analysis of the development of the Emerging Church Movement.
Regenerate
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Author : Tony Scarcello
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2020-09-24
Regenerate written by Tony Scarcello and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-24 with Religion categories.
“Loss. Fear. Doubt. What does anything mean when your ground of being is stripped away?” Tony met God when he was four years old through the love of his mother. When he was twelve, he realized he had a crush on one of his male friends and grew convinced God would have nothing to do with him. At sixteen, Tony reencountered God who affirmed that nothing stood between them but love. When he was twenty-three, married to the girl of his dreams, and on staff at a church, Tony’s secret came out, and he came close to losing it all. What followed was arduous years of deconstruction, losing everything he thought he knew about God, only to rediscover God in the mystery. This God was not a new God—it was the same one as before, just seen with regenerated faith. This God was more beautiful and restorative than Tony could have ever imagined. Tony’s story is not uncommon in the modern evangelical landscape. Thousands of people throughout the West are experiencing a crisis of faith that is commonly referred to as “deconstruction.” With raw honesty, Tony uses his own story as a starting point for a dialogue on the deconstruction process. Tony unpacks what the deconstruction process is, why it happens, and how the church can help people experiencing a crisis of faith without worsening it along the way. In this memoir, Tony candidly pleads for the church to make a turn: not to a trendier, “progressive” version of Christianity, nor to a stricter form of fundamentalism, but to the revolutionary, Jesus-centered movement that changed the face of the earth. A movement once better known for its society of healing love than its dogma.
Before You Lose Your Mind
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Author : Keith Giles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Before You Lose Your Mind written by Keith Giles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with categories.
So, you're deconstructing your faith? It can be painful. It can be scary. But the good news is that you're not alone, and you don't have to lose your mind in the process. It doesn't matter whether you are questioning hell, penal substitution, or the end times; or you're troubled by how politics has invaded the pulpit; or you're uncomfortable with the way Christians treat people in the LGBTQ+ community; or you're just not convinced that the Bible is really inerrant, infallible, or inspired. There are many reasons to find yourself deconstructing Christianity. Before You Lose Your Mind features contributions from Brandon Andress, Michelle Collins, Derrick Day, Brandon Dragan, Matthew J. Distefano, Jason Elam, Maria Francesca French, Keith Giles, Mark Karris, Matthew J. Korpman, Josh Roggie, Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine, and Skeeter Wilson. This book was created to give you hope for your journey from faith to doubt and back again. To a place where embracing mystery is what true faith is all about. Because the opposite of faith isn't doubt. It's certainty.
The Deconstruction Of Christianity
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Author : Alisa Childers
language : en
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Release Date : 2024-01-30
The Deconstruction Of Christianity written by Alisa Childers and has been published by Tyndale House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-30 with Religion categories.
A groundbreaking book on the true nature of faith deconstruction Alisa and Tim help the reader to deconstruct the deconstructionists and thus to respond to them, both with arguments and with love and sensitivity. This is a timely book! -- Carl Trueman, author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self A movement called ‘deconstruction’ is sweeping through our churches and it is affecting our loved ones. It has disrupted, dismantled, and destroyed the faith of so many, and this book can help you not only understand what’s happening but also stand your ground and respond with clarity and confidence. Maybe you have a loved one who is deconstructing their faith, and you are struggling to know how to respond; Maybe you are trying to understand the radical spiritual makeover your friend or family member is going through; Maybe your relationship with a loved one has been strained or even cut off because of your “toxic” Christian beliefs and you don’t know what to do; Maybe you’re experiencing doubt yourself and facing hard questions about truth, God, the Bible, theology and the gospel. Some who leave the faith feel wounded by the church. Others feel repressed by some of the moral imperatives found in Scripture. For some, it leads to a custom-made spirituality. For others, deconstructing their faith leads them away from the truth into agnosticism, atheism, the occult, or humanism. In this seminal book, Alisa Childers, author of Another Gospel?, and Tim Barnett, creator of Red Pen Logic, will help you understand what deconstruction is, where it comes from, why it is compelling to some, and how it disorients the lives of so many. You will be able to think through the main issues around faith deconstruction and explore wise and loving ways to respond from a biblical worldview.
Deconstructing Sacramental Theology And Reconstructing Catholic Ritual
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Author : Joseph Martos
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2015-05-12
Deconstructing Sacramental Theology And Reconstructing Catholic Ritual written by Joseph Martos and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-12 with Religion categories.
Catholic sacramental doctrine has lost much of its credibility. Baptized people leave the church, adolescents stop attending shortly after they are confirmed, supposedly indissoluble marriages regularly dissolve, few go to confession, and many do not believe in transubstantiation. Drawing upon his decades-long study of the sacraments, Martos reveals how teachings that seemed rooted in the scriptures and Catholic life have become unmoored from the contexts in which they arose, and why seemingly eternal truths are actually historically relative. After carefully constructing Catholic teaching from the church's own documents, he deconstructs it by demonstrating how biblical passages were misconstrued by patristic authors and how patristic writings were misunderstood by medieval scholastics. The long process of misinterpretation culminated in the dogmatic pronouncements of the Council of Trent, which continues to dominate Catholic thinking about the church's religious ceremonies. If the sacraments are released from their dogmatic baggage, Martos believes that the spiritual realities they symbolize can be celebrated in any human culture without being tied to their traditional rites.
What Would Jesus Deconstruct
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Author : John D. Caputo
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2014-05-14
What Would Jesus Deconstruct written by John D. Caputo and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Postmodernism categories.
Uses the postmodern theme of deconstruction to suggest a constructive and provocative way forward for the church.