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The Expression Of Congregational Identity In The Church Of The Nazarene As Seen Through The Cultural Lens Of Age
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Book Synopsis The Expression of Congregational Identity in the Church of the Nazarene as Seen Through the Cultural Lens of Age by : Joesph Bell
Download or read book The Expression of Congregational Identity in the Church of the Nazarene as Seen Through the Cultural Lens of Age written by Joesph Bell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Expressing a Nazarene Identity by : Floyd T. Cunningham
Download or read book Expressing a Nazarene Identity written by Floyd T. Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on how the Church of the Nazarene has perceived its mission and purpose in the world from beginning days to the present. The book describes the particular reason-to-be of the church and its distinctive character, particularly in relation to its organisational structure, educational philosophy, and missions. It explains some of the ways in which the church has developed its theology from John Wesley, Methodism, and the holiness movement to the twentieth and twenty-first century, and how the church has expanded its ministry of compassion to the world. Floyd T. Cunningham, PhD. Academic Dean and Professor of the History of Christianity at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary and Sessional Lecturer at Nazarene Theological College in Brisbane. Dr. Cunningham earned his PhD in history at Johns Hopkins University and is the author of Holiness Abroad: Nazarene Missions in Asia, the co-author and editor of Our Watchword and Song, and the writer of the two Examining our Christian Heritage modules for the USA/Canada Course of Study, as well as the author of articles and chapters in various publications.
Book Synopsis Narratives of Holiness Identity by : Philip N. LaFountain
Download or read book Narratives of Holiness Identity written by Philip N. LaFountain and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This dissertation is an exercise in practical theology, which investigates and responds to the problem of changing holiness identity in the Church of the Nazarene. The first part of the study is an empirical investigation into the social context of contemporary Nazarene holiness identity and practice among Nazarenes in three congregations located in the Northeast United States. Previous research relied too heavily on secularization and sect-church theory to understand the dynamics of religious identity change among Nazarenes. The theological result was a pessimistic appraisal of the future possibilities of holiness identity and practice in the Church of the Nazarene. This study employs an alternative theory--Nancy T. Ammerman's theory of narrative religious identity--to understand the dynamics of lived religious life within these congregations and to identify the various holiness narratives at play. Ammerman's theory facilitates an empirical description of the multiple holiness identities emerging out of the social contexts of these Nazarene congregations and offers a way to account for identity change. At the heart of this research is the theoretical notion that a particular religious identity, in the case of the Church of the Nazarene, the "sanctified person," emerges out of a particular ecclesial context characterized by religious narratives and practices that shape this identity. Chapter one reviews the problem of holiness identity in the Church of the Nazarene and offers an analysis of recent sociological attempts to understand the changing identity among Nazarenes. Chapter two draws on sociological research to describe and depict the range of views of holiness held by some contemporary Nazarenes. Chapter three identifies the varieties of holiness identity within the three Nazarene congregations that are part of the study. Chapter four investigates the social sources that shape the various holiness identities discovered in these congregations. Chapter five is a description of the many ways religious narratives are enacted and engaged within these congregations. The second part of the study is a theological critique of contemporary Nazarene holiness identity. Chapter six draws on the theory of narrative identity proposed by Nancy Ammerman and outlines a theoretical model which describes the social conditions necessary to shape holiness identity, "the sanctified person," within the context of the local congregation Finally, chapter seven draws on the theological resources of Mennonite scholar and historian John Howard Yoder to propose a way of construing and facilitating holiness identity formation that takes the ecclesiality of holiness more seriously, emphasizes a clearer relationship between Jesus and the "Christlikeness" that is central to holiness, and highlights the importance of religious practices in the formation of a holiness identity.
Book Synopsis The Rise of the Church of the Nazarene by : M. E. Redford
Download or read book The Rise of the Church of the Nazarene written by M. E. Redford and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The DNA of the Nazarenes by : Ruthie Cordova Carvallo
Download or read book The DNA of the Nazarenes written by Ruthie Cordova Carvallo and published by Caribbean Nazarene Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolutionary Program at your Fingertips! The Church of the Nazarene program "School of Leadership" brings a fresh and modern focus to ministerial training. Five core courses provide training in general areas, preparing you to serve with excellence. Six specific courses in the area of your choosing allow you to focus on the area of ministry in which God has called you to serve. This book contains: Lesson 1 Our Identity Lesson 2 Our Origins Lesson 3 Our Founder Lesson 4 Our History Lesson 5 Our Beliefs Lesson 6 Our Organization Lesson 7 Our Values and Mission Lesson 8 Our Lifestyle
Book Synopsis The Church of the Nazarene and Its Historical Evangelical Heritage by : Floyd Jerry Perkins
Download or read book The Church of the Nazarene and Its Historical Evangelical Heritage written by Floyd Jerry Perkins and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Church of the Nazarene is a religious sect of the twentieth century which came into existence as the immediate result of developments during the last half of the nineteenth century. Someone has said that there is nothing new under the sun, meaning that new expressions of ideas may be traced to similar ideas expressed elsewhere but with nearly identical meaning. When this new Church began to develop it took ideas and doctrines from the past and gave them new interpretations with new emphases at certain points. The problem of this study is to show some of the origins of these ideas and doctrines. Around the twelfth century an evangelical awakening is to be seen in such men as Peter Waldo, John Wyclyf, John Hus, and Jerome Savonarola. This same spirit is carried on through Luther and the Reformers, through Wesley and the Methodists, through American revivalism, and flows out through the Church of the Nazarene. In order to make the doctrinal position of this church clear, some time is spent in describing the historical division in Christian doctrine. This divide was first clearly seen in the Luther and Zwingli controversy; accordingly, the various church groups as they are subsequently discussed are placed on either the Lutheran or Zwinglian side of this doctrinal divide. The Mystics gave the Church a philosophy of Christian perfection, James Arminius gave their philosophy theological significance, and John Wesley systematized his theology giving it a practical expression. Wesley's Church ultimately rejected his doctrine of Christian Perfection, but other Wesleyan groups came into existence to carry on his tradition. The Church of the Nazarene is one of these Churches. This study deals then, with the development of the evangelical spirit, and a doctrinal counterpart, the theology of Bible holiness or Christian Perfection, the theology of Bible holiness or Christian Perfection, to its expression in the fully organized Church of the Nazarene.
Download or read book Chronic Pain written by Rob Prince and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone dealing with ongoing pain, they know that not all pain relief comes from a bottle of pills. Discover how to see God at work along the journey and learn ways to live fully in spite of pain.
Book Synopsis Identity Keystones: by : Jessie Cruickshank
Download or read book Identity Keystones: written by Jessie Cruickshank and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety years ago, in 1927, the Foursquare Movement was birthed through the ministry of Aimee Semple McPherson. Based on her historical context and what was accepted by the church culture at the time, Sister Aimee was clearly a phenomena. Regardless of the cultural and theological restraints placed upon her, she pursued her task. "What is my task?" she asked rhetorically. "To get the gospel around the world in the shortest possible time to every man and woman and boy and girl." Through her unique, pioneering style she trained up missionaries and sent out church planters across the United States and into several countries. Today the Foursquare Church is in over 150 nations and numbers over 75,000 churches.The "Identity Keystones" of the Foursquare Church as a movement are as unique as its founder. By applying principles of organization identity theory Sam Rockwell identified five "domains of expertise" of the Foursquare Church. These are: Integrated Mission, Women in Senior Leadership, Pentecostal Ethos, Indigenous Empowerment, and Moderation/Middle of the Road Policy. A group of contributors have partnered with Rockwell to cover each of the domains and to bring application to ministers of the Foursquare Gospel.As Rockwell states in his introduction, "As we respond to a postmodern landscape and a post-Christian culture in the United States, it is more urgent than ever to consider how the Foursquare identity uniquely prepares us for this emerging and challenging era ahead...The aspects of 'who we are' and 'what we do' are more relevant than ever."
Book Synopsis Handbook of Megachurches by : Stephen J. Hunt
Download or read book Handbook of Megachurches written by Stephen J. Hunt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The megachurch is an exceptional recent religious trend, certainly within Christian spheres. Spreading from the USA, megachurches now reached reach different global contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives.
Download or read book Brands of Faith written by Mara Einstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of fascinating case studies of faith brands, marketing insider Mara Einstein has produced a lively account of the book in the commercialization of religion.
Book Synopsis Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians by : Philip A. Harland
Download or read book Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians written by Philip A. Harland and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study sheds new light on identity formation and maintenance in the world of the early Christians by drawing on neglected archaeological and epigraphic evidence concerning associations and immigrant groups and by incorporating insights from the social sciences. The study's unique contribution relates, in part, to its interdisciplinary character, standing at the intersection of Christian Origins, Jewish Studies, Classical Studies, and the Social Sciences. It also breaks new ground in its thoroughly comparative framework, giving the Greek and Roman evidence its due, not as mere background but as an integral factor in understanding dynamics of identity among early Christians. This makes the work particularly well suited as a text for courses that aim to understand early Christian groups and literature, including the New Testament, in relation to their Greek, Roman, and Judean contexts. Inscriptions pertaining to associations provide a new angle of vision on the ways in which members in Christian congregations and Jewish synagogues experienced belonging and expressed their identities within the Greco-Roman world. The many other groups of immigrants throughout the cities of the empire provide a particularly appropriate framework for understanding both synagogues of Judeans and groups of Jesus-followers as minority cultural groups in these same contexts. Moreover, there were both shared means of expressing identity (including fictive familial metaphors) and peculiarities in the case of both Jews and Christians as minority cultural groups, who (like other "foreigners") were sometimes characterized as dangerous, alien "anti-associations". By paying close attention to dynamics of identity and belonging within associations and cultural minority groups, we can gain new insights into Pauline, Johannine, and other early Christian communities.
Book Synopsis Communicating Christ Cross-culturally by : David J. Hesselgrave
Download or read book Communicating Christ Cross-culturally written by David J. Hesselgrave and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1991 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an unparalleled introduction to missionary communication, this thoroughly indexed book examines world views, cognitive processes, linguistic forms, behavioral patterns, social structures, communication media, and motivational sources.
Book Synopsis The Hillsong Movement Examined by : Tanya Riches
Download or read book The Hillsong Movement Examined written by Tanya Riches and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume brings together leading writers and thinkers to provide a critique of a broad range of topics related to Hillsong Church. Hillsong is one of the most influential, visible, and (in some circles) controversial religious organizations/movements of the past thirty years. Although it has received significant attention from both the academy and the popular press, the vast majority of the scholarship lacks the scope and nuance necessary to understand the complexity of the movement, or its implications for the social, cultural, political, spiritual, and religious milieus it inhabits. This volume begins to redress this by filling important gaps in knowledge as well as introducing different audiences to new perspectives. In doing so, it enriches our understanding of one of the most influential Christian organizations of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Book Synopsis God Is Closer Than You Think by : John Ortberg
Download or read book God Is Closer Than You Think written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this six-session video curriculum, award-winning author John Ortberg serves as guide and interpretive leader for experiencing the presence of God in everyday life. With his engaging and humorous style, Ortberg transforms our view of God's presence from one that may seem hidden or distant to one that is closer than you think. The curriculum kit is designed for churches to use as a spiritual growth campaign""--Publisher's website
Download or read book Reconcile written by John Paul Lederach and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Emotionally powerful and full of practical advice and resources.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians,by international mediator John Paul Lederach serves as a guidebook for Christians seeking a scriptural view of reconciliation and practical steps for transforming conflict. Originally published as The Journey Toward Reconciliation and based on Lederach’s work in war zones on five continents, this revised and updated book tells dramatic stories of what works—and what doesn’t—in entrenched conflicts between individuals and groups. Lederach leads readers through stories of conflict and reconciliation in Scripture, using these stories as anchors for peacemaking strategies that Christians can put into practice in families and churches. Lederach, who has written twenty-two books and whose work has been translated into more than twelve languages, also offers new lenses through which to view conflict, whether congregational conflicts or global terrorism. A new section of resources, created by mediation professionals, professors, and pastors, offers tools for understanding interpersonal, church, and global conflict, worship resources, books and websites for further study, and invitations to action in everyday life. Free downloadable study guide available here.
Book Synopsis The Scripture Way of Salvation: a Sermon on Ephesians Ii. 8 by : John Wesley
Download or read book The Scripture Way of Salvation: a Sermon on Ephesians Ii. 8 written by John Wesley and published by . This book was released on 1770 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis When Iron Gates Yield by : Geoffrey T. Bull
Download or read book When Iron Gates Yield written by Geoffrey T. Bull and published by . This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The dauntless story of a British missionary held captive by Chinese communists for three years"-- cover.
