The Church, Then and Now - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498262821 ISBN 13 : 9781498262828

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

The church is one of the most intriguing and significant institutions on earth. Because its essence and character are so widely misunderstood, this is a timely book. The church is not a mere human institution, though it is made up of human beings in community. Its roles and responsibilities are momentous, but all the elements of its organization came about as the church developed and attempted to fulfill its divine mandate, not as forms given at its founding. These papers from a Bingham Colloquium at McMaster Divinity College treat the church "then" in studies of the church in the various parts of the New Testament canon, followed by a historical study of the church under attack in places where it did not survive. The latter part of the book contains essays by several church practitioners from "now" who discuss their insights about and experiences with postmodern society, home churches, megachurches, and the missional church. Such a combination of biblical theology, history, and practice makes this a valuable book for scholars and practitioners, in fact, for all thinking members of the church founded by Jesus Christ.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Stanley E. Porter is president, dean, and professor of New Testament, as well as holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview, at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Besides research and writing in Greek language and linguistics, he is a keen advocate for deeper intellectual and artistic life within the Christian church. In particular, he is interested in how literature can help to enlighten and elevate Christian faith. His latest book is Hermeneutics, Linguistics, and the Bible: The Importance of Context (2024).


Cynthia Long Westfall is Assistant Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. She is the author of A Discourse Analysis of the Structure of Hebrews: The Relationship between Form and Meaning (2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498262821
• ISBN 13: 9781498262828
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Éditeur: Porter Stanley E, Westfall Cynthia Long
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