Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish - Couverture souple

Smith, C. Christopher; Mcknight, Scot

 
9780830844494: Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 083084449X ISBN 13 : 9780830844494
Editeur : Inter-Varsity Press,US, 2016

Synopsis

We have been created to live and work in community. But all too often we see ourselves primarily as individuals and run the risk of working at cross-purposes with the organizations we serve. Living faithfully in a neighborhood involves two interwoven threads: learning and action. In this book C. Christopher Smith, coauthor of Slow Church, looks at the local church as an organization in which both learning and action lie at the heart of its identity. He explores the practice of reading and, in his words, "how we can read together in ways that drive us deeper into action." Smith continues, "Church can no longer simply be an experience to be passively consumed; rather, we are called into the participatory life of a community. Reading is a vital practice for helping our churches navigate this shift." Discover how books can help your churches and neighborhoods bring flourishing to the world.

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À propos de l?auteur

C. Christopher Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books and a member of the Englewood Christian Church community on the urban Near Eastside of Indianapolis. He is the coauthor of Slow Church. Chris's writing has appeared in Books and Culture, Sojourners, The Christian Century and Indiana Green Living. Scot McKnight (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, A Community Called Atonement, Embracing Grace, The Real Mary and commentaries on James, Galatians and 1 Peter, and coeditor of the award-winning Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. He is also a widely recognized blogger at the Jesus Creed blog. His other interests include golfing, gardening and traveling.

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Éditeur
Inter-Varsity Press,US
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
083084449X
ISBN 13 
9780830844494
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
179
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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