The Continuing Conversion Of The Church
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The Continuing Conversion Of The Church
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Author : Darrell L. Guder
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2000-03-20
The Continuing Conversion Of The Church written by Darrell L. Guder 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 2000-03-20 with Religion categories.
Western society is now a very different, very difficult mission field. In such a situation, the mission of evangelism cannot succeed with an attitude of "business as usual." This volume builds a theology of evangelism that has its focus on the church itself. Darrell Guder shows that the church's missionary calling requires that the theology and practice of evangelism be fundamentally rethought and redirected, focused on the continuing evangelization of the church so that it can carry out its witness faithfully in today's world. In Part 1 Guder explores how, under the influence of reductionism and individualism, the church has historically moved away from a biblical theology of evangelism. Part 2 presents contemporary challenges to the church's evangelical ministry, especially those challenges that illustrate the church's need for continuing conversion. Part 3 discusses what a truly missional theology would mean for the church, including sweeping changes in its institutional structures and practices. Written for teachers, church leaders, and students of evangelism, this volume is vital reading for everyone engaged in mission work.
Conversion And Church
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Conversion And Church written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Religion categories.
In Conversion and Church. The Challenge of Renewal, the contributors explore the challenges of renewal in the Church, and the call to conversion that plays a significant role in the dialogue on ecumenism and contemporary spirituality.
Committed Worship Adult Conversion And Initiation
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Author : Donald L. Gelpi
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 1993
Committed Worship Adult Conversion And Initiation written by Donald L. Gelpi and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
Volume II develops a sacramental theology that addresses the needs of all adult Christians. The chapters on Marriage show how conversion both humanizes and Christianizes human sexuality, providing the context for a foundational rethinking of the meaning of the context for a foundational rethinking of the meaning of Christian Marriage. The discussion of Orders examines the responsibilities of ordained leaders and throws light on the rise of clericalism and on the meaning of priestly identity and ministry, in addition to clarifying the relationship between the priesthood of the laity and that of the ordained. A discussion of Christian nurture explains the practical and theoretical meaning of infant Baptism. This volume also examines the three sacraments that most foster ongoing conversion: Reconciliation, Anointing and Eucharist. After situating each of these rituals in its Biblical and historical setting, the author shows how each contributes to ongoing Christian conversion.
Ongoing Conversion From Good To Better
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Author : Fr. Henry J. Charles
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014
Ongoing Conversion From Good To Better written by Fr. Henry J. Charles and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Religion categories.
This book is a compilation of homilies of Fr. Henry Charles composed and delivered over a period of at least twenty years. The homilies were written out and were eventually typed up and it is possible that Fr. Henry had himself thought about publishing them, though we do not know this for sure. While many persons were privileged to receive emailed copies and others actually heard his preaching, the homilies were thought to be deserving of a wider audience. The underlying message of his preaching is that discipleship of Jesus Christ requires not only the grace of faith but also demands perseverance, courage and discipline, critical elements of the process he terms "ongoing conversion." In addition, Fr. Henry advocates moral excellence, not settling for the merely moderate or the mediocre, but striving always to "be perfect." Fr. Henry faces up to and wrestles with the "perplexities" of the Gospel and he believed that one of the keys to overcoming these is an appreciation of its many paradoxes and that as a consequence, we are required to see things from a different perspective, not as we are normally inclined to see them, but as God sees them. The homilies have been arranged thematically On God; On Jesus; What Jesus Calls Us To Be; What Jesus Calls Us To Do; Faith; Hope; Love; Loss, Suffering, Death and Heaven; Virtues and Vices; Human Dignity; Spirituality; Church, Liturgy and Ritual and Culture Society and Leadership. There is of course considerable overlap among the various themes. The subjects he refers to and the examples he gives are contemporary and relevant, not only to a Caribbean audience, but we think to audiences globally. The style is informal and conversational for the most part and this quality of the writing has been maintained. The homilies have been edited for clarity and for obvious errors and omissions in the transcripts, and some have been retitled, but they have otherwise been reproduced and stand as he wrote them.
The Conversion Of The Church
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Author : Samuel M. Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: carl (tuchy) palmieri
Release Date : 2009-01-05
The Conversion Of The Church written by Samuel M. Shoemaker and has been published by carl (tuchy) palmieri this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-05 with Religion categories.
A down to earth yet powerful expression of the true meaning of Fellowship. working with people on the basis of absolute love and honesty
Committed Worship The Sacraments Of Ongoing Conversion
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Author : Donald L. Gelpi
language : en
Publisher: Michael Glazier Books
Release Date : 1993
Committed Worship The Sacraments Of Ongoing Conversion written by Donald L. Gelpi and has been published by Michael Glazier Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
Volume II develops a sacramental theology that addresses the needs of all adult Christians. The chapters on Marriage show how conversion both humanizes and Christianizes human sexuality, providing the context for a foundational rethinking of the meaning of the context for a foundational rethinking of the meaning of Christian Marriage. The discussion of Orders examines the responsibilities of ordained leaders and throws light on the rise of clericalism and on the meaning of priestly identity and ministry, in addition to clarifying the relationship between the priesthood of the laity and that of the ordained. A discussion of Christian nurture explains the practical and theoretical meaning of infant Baptism. This volume also examines the three sacraments that most foster ongoing conversion: Reconciliation, Anointing and Eucharist. After situating each of these rituals in its Biblical and historical setting, the author shows how each contributes to ongoing Christian conversion.
Converting Witness
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Author : John G. Flett
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-06-05
Converting Witness written by John G. Flett and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-05 with Religion categories.
Building on the work and legacy of Darrell L. Guder, Converting Witness: The Future of Christian Mission in the New Millennium, explores key questions and new possibilities in missiology in light of the world Christian context. The conversation around missional theology and the missional church has examined the gap between theology and mission with the intent of fostering renewal within North American Christianity. But this can only fully occur in relation to the reality of world Christianities and the framing significance of global cultural diversity. Many of the classic categories and methods—such as church planting, catholicity, and even the term “world Christianity” itself—are in need of fresh examination and thoughtful analysis. The contributors to this volume address a range of important missiological topics, including globalization, interfaith dialogue, integral mission, intercultural hermeneutics, and church practices.
Called To Witness
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Author : Darrell L. Guder
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2015
Called To Witness written by Darrell L. Guder 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 2015 with Religion categories.
Since the publication of the groundbreaking volume Missional Church in 1998, there has been wide-ranging engagement with the missional church theme. In this book Darrell Guder builds on that ongoing discussion by considering basic theological issues that must be addressed if the church is to be faithful to its calling to serve God as Christs witnessing people. Guder argues that there are major consequences for every classical theological locus if the fundamental claims of the missional church discussion are acknowledged. InCalled to Witness Guder delves into these consequences, saying that we need to keep doing missional theology until it is possible to leave off the missional scaffolding because, after all,mission defines the very essence and calling of the church.
Conversion Through Penance In The Italian Church Of The Fourth And Fifth Centuries
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Author : Allan Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 1988
Conversion Through Penance In The Italian Church Of The Fourth And Fifth Centuries written by Allan Fitzgerald and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
This study reviews penance within the context of the spirituality of 4th-and 5th-century Italy. By relating the attitudes toward penance and pardon in those days to the changing social position of the Christian community, this text reveals that a new understanding of penance developed as an integral part of the development of the role of the Church in leading sinners to healing and holiness.
A History Of Christian Conversion
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Author : David W. Kling
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-05
A History Of Christian Conversion written by David W. Kling 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 2020-05-05 with categories.
Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity. In this first in-depth and wide-ranging narrative history, David Kling examines the dynamic of turning to the Christian faith by individuals, families, and people groups. Global in reach, the narrative progresses from early Christian beginnings in the Roman world to Christianity's expansion into Europe, the Americas, China, India, and Africa. Conversion is often associated with a particular strand of modern Christianity (evangelical) and a particular type of experience (sudden, overwhelming). However, when examined over two millennia, it emerges as a phenomenon far more complex than any one-dimensional profile would suggest. No single, unitary paradigm defines conversion and no easily explicable process accounts for why people convert to Christianity. Rather, a multiplicity of factors-historical, personal, social, geographical, theological, psychological, and cultural-shape the converting process. A History of Christian Conversion not only narrates the conversions of select individuals and peoples, it also engages current theories and models to explain conversion, and examines recurring themes in the conversion process: divine presence, gender and the body, agency and motivation, testimony and memory, group- and self-identity, "authentic" and "nominal" conversion, and modes of communication. Accessible to scholars, students, and those with a general interest in conversion, Kling's book is the most satisfying and comprehensive account of conversion in Christian history to date; this major work will become a standard must-read in conversion studies.