Methodism in Recovery: Renewing Mission, Reclaiming History, Restoring Health - Couverture souple

Lawrence, William B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0687491886 ISBN 13 : 9780687491889

Editeur : Abingdon Press, 2008

Synopsis

Broken bodies mend. Depressed minds heal. Storm-tossed cities rebuild. Troubled institutions recover. Churches experience renewal. So why not the Methodist Church? This book confronts the facts and invokes the Spirit. It will explore the multiple meaning of recovery and the denomination's prospect for recovering. It will take seriously the possibility that recovery of Methodism may not require--or include--the survival of The United Methodist Church as a denomination. That is part of the mystery of recovery. By confronting provocative questions relating to funding missions, declining membership, itinerancy, guaranteed appointments, ordination requirements and authorization, the author helps Methodism take those crucial first steps on the road to recovery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William B. Lawrence is dean and professor of American Church History at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University (Dallas), where he has served since 2002. Dr. Lawrence is an ordained elder in the North Texas Annual Conference. He is the author of Sundays in New York and Methodism in Recovery, and he has co-edited numerous books, including Connectionalism: Ecclesiology, Mission and Identity

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abingdon Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0687491886
• ISBN 13: 9780687491889
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152
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