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The Church Speaks
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Author : James I. Cook
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1985
The Church Speaks written by James I. Cook and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Reformed Church categories.
Learning To Speak
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Author : Keith W. Clements
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2011-06-13
Learning To Speak written by Keith W. Clements 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 2011-06-13 with Religion categories.
Churches and ecumenical bodies are often criticized for saying too much, or too little, on social and political affairs. But how can churches speak out on such affairs? How can churches participate effectively? Keith Clements questions the present preoccupation with making 'statements', which not only presupposes that a church has ready-made 'answers', but is also symptomatic of modern Western society's obsession with publicity and instant 'solutions' to what are often complex problems. Clements examines such historically famous statements as the German Barmen Declaration of 1934 and the South African Kairos Document of 1985, before exploring the biblical and theological roots of the key motifs of prophesy and discipleship. He suggests that Western churches must continue to listen and learn, not least from the way churches in regions such as South Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe are relearning their roles. Clements concludes that Western churches must be prepared to talk modestly. They must be prepared to be both more disciplined and more imaginative. They must also be prepared to be more theological. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Catholic and Protestant, contemporary and historical, Clements points the way forward for a Christian community learning to speak in the world and to the world.
The Church Speaks
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Author : James I. Cook
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2002
The Church Speaks written by James I. Cook and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Religion categories.
With the passing of time and the development of significant cultural changes, the Reformed Church in America has continued to examine its perspectives on Christian teaching. Here the contemporary doctrinal positions of the RCA, as presented by its Commission on Theology, are gathered into one convenient reference work.The papers included here are divided into chapters according to six categories: scripture, faith, sacraments, ministry, witness, and sexuality. Within these documents are important statements on such topics as Christian witness in today's pluralistic society, the role and authority of women in ministry, Christian witness to Muslims, and the church and homosexuality.
The Church Speaks
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Author : Reformed church in America. Commission on theology
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
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The Church Speaks Etc
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Author : E. C. Knight BRUCE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
The Church Speaks Etc written by E. C. Knight BRUCE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with categories.
The Church Speaks 1985 2000
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Author : James I. Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Church Speaks 1985 2000 written by James I. Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Reformed Church categories.
The Church Speaks
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Author : Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966*
The Church Speaks written by Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966* with categories.
How The Body Of Christ Talks
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Author : C. Christopher Smith
language : en
Publisher: Brazos Press
Release Date : 2019-04-16
How The Body Of Christ Talks written by C. Christopher Smith and has been published by Brazos Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-16 with Religion categories.
In today's highly charged social and political environment, we often don't know how to talk well with others--especially with people whose backgrounds differ from our own. C. Christopher Smith, coauthor of the critically acclaimed and influential Slow Church, addresses why conversation has become such a challenge in the 21st century and argues that it is perhaps the most-needed spiritual practice of our individualistic age. Smith likens practicing conversation to the working of the human body. Bodies are wondrous symphonies of diverse, intricate parts striving for our health, and our health suffers when these parts fail to converse effectively. Likewise, we must learn to converse effectively with those who differ from us in the body of Christ so we can embody Christ together in the world. In community, we learn what it means to belong to others and to a story that is bigger than ourselves. Smith shows how church communities can be training hubs where we learn to talk with and listen to one another with kindness and compassion. The book explores how churches can initiate and sustain conversation, offers advice for working through seasons of conflict, suggests spiritual practices and dispositions that can foster conversation, and features stories from several congregations that are learning to practice conversation.
Speak Thus
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Author : Craig Hovey
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2008-06-16
Speak Thus written by Craig Hovey 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 2008-06-16 with Religion categories.
In its various forms, speech is absolutely integral to the Christian mission. The gospel is a message, news that must be passed on if it is to be known by others. Nevertheless, the reality of God cannot be exhausted by Christian knowledge and Christian knowledge cannot be exhausted by our words. All the while, the philosophy of modernity has left Christianity an impoverished inheritance within which to think these things. In Speak Thus, Craig Hovey explores the possibilities and limits of Christian speaking. At times ethical, epistemological, and metaphysical, these essays go to the heart of what it means to be the church today. In practice, the Christian life often has a linguistic shape that surprisingly implicates and reveals the commitments of people like those who care for the sick or those who respond as peacemakers in the face of violence. Because learning to speak one way as opposed to another is a skill that must be learned, Christian speakers are also guides who bear witness to the importance of churches for passing on a felicity with Christian ways of speaking. Through constructive engagements with interlocutors like Ludwig Wittgenstein, George Lindbeck, Jeffrey Stout, Stanley Hauerwas, John Howard Yoder, Thomas Aquinas, and the theology of Radical Orthodoxy, Hovey offers a challenging vision of the church--able to speak with a confidence that only comes from a deep attentiveness to its own limitations, while also able to speak prophetically in a world weary of words.
Speaking Church
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Author : I. Ross Bartlett
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-01-03
Speaking Church written by I. Ross Bartlett 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 2019-01-03 with categories.
Language is the gift by which we shape our understanding and tell our story. But if we cannot see ourselves and our context in our language, our lives can be confused and our witness weakened through a kind of cognitive dissonance created when the only vocabulary available to us fails to match our lived situation. Urban and suburban congregations live this disconnect when the language and imagery often employed in hymns, prayers, imagery, and liturgies reflect a rural ideal far from the experience of believers. The irony is revealed when we recognize that the Bible is a book deeply and profoundly urban in nature. Christianity’s earliest history gives both authorization and resources for helping urban and suburban congregations find their unique voice.