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Author : Robert Walter Funk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Jesus written by Robert Walter Funk and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Once and Future Jesus by John Shelby Spong (2000).
Author : Fleming Rutledge
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467451479
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Advent written by Fleming Rutledge and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advent, says Fleming Rutledge, is not for the faint of heart. As the midnight of the Christian year, the season of Advent is rife with dark, gritty realities. In this book, with her trademark wit and wisdom, Rutledge explores Advent as a time of rich paradoxes, a season celebrating at once Christ’s incarnation and his second coming, and she masterfully unfolds the ethical and future-oriented significance of Advent for the church.
Author : Gregory C. Jenks
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621891208
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Bible written by Gregory C. Jenks and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a way to engage with the Bible as a set of sacred texts that can serve as a song sheet for believers in exile-those people Bishop John Shelby Spong calls the "church alumni association." This includes those internally displaced persons of faith who have not yet become spiritual refugees but who feel the pressure to conform to traditional expressions of faith that no longer serve as springs of living water for the journey of life. These ancient texts come from another world and another time, but they can serve as maps for the journey of life. They can best do this when the sacred wisdom of the Bible is accepted as permission to voice the new questions we face today in the confidence that authentic faith has always required such boldness. Religious progressives are people who live the questions, not dodge them. Our task is not to guard a set of traditional answers, but to live life boldly, taking risks for God's sake and our own. One of the hallmarks of this book is that the problems posed by the Bible are acknowledged. In particular, the contributions of recent critical scholarship are embraced, rather than being ignored or neutralized by pious ambivalence. The intended reader of this book is not a traditional believer, secure in her assumptions about God and salvation, but someone struggling to live with integrity in a time when traditional religion seems increasingly irrelevant. The goal is not to persuade the reader that the Bible is credible but-more modestly-to offer an account of the Bible that may encourage religious progressives to reclaim the Bible as a valued part of our spiritual baggage.
Author : Scott J. Jones
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501826913
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Wesleyan Movement written by Scott J. Jones and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jones argues that several unique factors remain available to The United Methodist Church today from the period of rapid growth between 1800 and 1840. Drawing on the image of Loren Mead’s Once and Future Church and Moises Naim’s analysis in The End of Power, Jones argues that a viable future for United Methodism is to recapture the dynamism of being a movement, with many of the characteristics of early 19th century Methodism coming to the fore. It will draw on three key works about Methodism in the first half of the 19th century: Nathan Hatch’s Democratization of American Christianity, John Wigger’s Taking Heaven by Storm, and Gregory Schneider’s The Way of the Cross Leads Home. The book talks about how the Wesleyan form of church contains important resources for the future of Christianity. It focuses on the United States and the first half is broadly applicable to all denominations in the Wesleyan tradition. The last half of the book discusses obstacles that are currently preventing the United Methodist Church from achieving its potential. It closes with a hopeful vision of what a renewed United Methodism might look like.
Author : Loren B. Mead
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996635
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Church Collection written by Loren B. Mead and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1991 The Once and Future Church by Alban Institute founder and former director Loren B. Mead created an instant sensation in congregational circles with its prophetic insights into the life of the church in a post-Christendom era. Still often-quoted and in demand, the book stands as Alban's all-time best seller. Two subsequent titles, Transforming Congregations for the Future and Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church, extended Mead's original vision with similar success. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the publication of The Once and Future Church, Alban released all three of these books as a single, special edition hardcover. In addition to these classic texts in beautiful, newly designed formats, this collection features an interview with Loren Mead discussing how his views have changed since the books' first publications and his current thoughts on directions for the church in the twenty-first century. This hardcover volume is the perfect gift for graduating seminary students, new congregational leaders, or for pastors whose original editions of these three books may be dog-eared or missing--and a wonderful addition to every church library. All who love the church and pray for the future of our congregations will value this opportunity to have Loren Mead's seminal works in a single, long-lived edition.
Author : William Chris Hobgood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996651
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Pastor written by William Chris Hobgood and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hobgood examines new pressures on clergy that are emerging in the "post-Christendom era:" financial stresses; the effects of a conflicted and confrontational culture; the needs of an increasing number of people living broken or dependent lives; dysfunctional behavior on the part of pastors and parishioners; questions regarding clergy respect and job satisfaction. How is ministry being affected by these changes? What skills will clergy need as they enter the new century? An invaluable resource thoroughly grounded in research and full of practical observations for clergy, judicatory executives, seminary professors, and long-range planners.
Author : Maggie OBrien
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483458369
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Queen written by Maggie OBrien and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""No popular culture. No gossip. Loved it."" -Clare Stephenson ""l like the history in this book"" -Michael Nally We spend a summer with an unlikely collection of strangers for whom, for whatever reason, the past is important; but it is more important than they imagine. The strands of their lives unexpectedly interweave. Each is a piece of a living jig-saw. They eventually put us in the picture. These extraordinary, ordinary people share with us a world where life's casual and inexplicable mysteries are discussed and accepted as commonplace. O'Brien explores themes of life, death, belief in a warm-hearted and easy style that is both beguiling and funny. Her undemanding intellect brings 'ologies and 'osophies out to play. There is an unworldly, fascinating mischief afoot here. You can't help but think out of the box.
Author : Craig C. Hill
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802860903
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (69 download)
Download or read book In God's Time written by Craig C. Hill and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hill's new book includes chapters on the nature of the Bible, the history of prophecy, the meaning of apocalyptic writings, the interpretation of Daniel and Revelation, the expectations of Jesus, and the hopes of the early Christians. It also includes an appendix, "Not Left Behind, " on the subject of the rapture. (October)
Author : Alison Milbank
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334063159
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Parish written by Alison Milbank and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few other books have caused as much stir in the Church of England in recent decades as has For the Parish. Twelve years on from its publication, in the wake of the Covid pandemic and the ‘Save the Parish’ movement much has changed, but much has stayed the same. In this follow up to this influential and controversial book, new and already familiar themes are newly inflected in the debates of the present time: principally minster hubs, the ‘Emerging Church’ programme and the Strategic Development Fund. Alison Milbank challenges the ecclesiology, models of theological anthropology and the analysis of secularism that are present (explicitly or implicitly) in these movements, and offer a striking and encouraging vision of what the parish model could offer to our anxious world.
Author : R. B. Yerby
Publisher : Donna Hess
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (233 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Israel written by R. B. Yerby and published by Donna Hess. This book was released on 1977 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gilbert R. Rendle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996643
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Church Study Guide written by Gilbert R. Rendle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church boards, congregational planning groups, judicatory study groups, and people exploring their own religious experiences in the congregation will find themselves in new territory, using their own insights as well as Mead's. Can be used independently with either or both of Mead's books; includes suggestions for Bible study and group exercises.
Author : John Bergsma
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 1984823132
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls written by John Bergsma and published by Image. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest sacred documents of Judaism, which reveals their surprising connections to early Christianity. “A luminous treatment of a fascinating subject! Highly recommended!”—Scott Hahn, author of The Fourth Cup From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing book that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices are often overlooked in the annuls of history. Bergsma reveals how this Jewish sect directly influenced the beliefs, sacraments, and practices of early Christianity and offers new information on how Christians lived their lives, worshipped, and eventually went on to influence the Roman Empire and Western civilization. Looking to Hebrew scripture and Jewish tradition, Bergsma helps to further explain how a simple Jewish peasant could go on to inspire a religion and a philosophy that still resonates 2,000 years later. In this enriching and exciting exploration, Bergsma demonstrates how the Dead Sea Scrolls—the world's greatest modern archaeological discovery—can shed light on the Church as a sacred society that offered hope, redemption, and salvation to its member. Ultimately, these mysterious writings are a time machine that can transport us back to the ancient world, deepen our appreciation of Scripture, and strengthen our understanding of the Christian faith. “An accessible introduction . . . This is a handy entry point for readers unfamiliar with Essenes or those interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls.”—Publishers Weekly
Author : Loren B. Mead
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996627
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Church written by Loren B. Mead and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1991-06-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mead takes a broad look at past and present changes in the church, and postulates a future to which those changes are calling us. Denominations, once structured to deliver resources to far-off lands of foreign mission, now encounter the mission field in the layperson's workplace and the community surrounding the local congregation. Thus, the church is called to reinvention for this new mission frontier
Author : Barbara O'Dea
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934134088
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Church written by Barbara O'Dea and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elisabeth Brewer
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0859913937
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (599 download)
Download or read book T.H. White's The Once and Future King written by Elisabeth Brewer and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1993 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malory's chivalric virtues are rejected in favour of White's own 20th-century values; the love affair of Lancelot and Guenever is interpreted in terms of modern psychology.
Author : Donald K. McKim
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083082927X
Total Pages : 1133 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters written by Donald K. McKim and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 1133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than two hundred in-depth articles, a comprehensive resource introduces the principal players in the history of biblical interpretation and explores their historical and intellectual contexts, their primary works, their interpretive principles, and their broader historical significance.
Author : Peter Jensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733317491
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book The Future of Jesus Christ written by Peter Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year the ABC invites a prominent Australian to present the result of his or her work and thinking on major social, scientific or cultural issues in the series of radio talks known as the Boyer Lectures. In 2005 the Boyer Lecturer will be the newsworthy Archbishop Peter Jensen.
