Holy Contradictions - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1501859714 ISBN 13 : 9781501859717

Editeur : Abingdon Press, 2018

Synopsis

Conversations about human sexuality are taking place all over The United Methodist Church--in local congregations, among leaders, and in conferences. Adolf Hansen, an ordained elder who is theologian-in-residence at St. Luke’s UMC, Indianapolis, contributes to this conversation by presenting questions for laity and clergy to explore as they engage in open dialogue in an atmosphere of mutual respect, even when the conversation partners disagree. The author says, 'My hope is that persons who read this book will become aware of the wide variety of issues related to the subject of homosexuality; will be encouraged to reflect on each of them; will think through the meaning of whatever answers they give to the questions the book raises; will grapple with the implications of the stances they take; and will engage in conversations with others—both in a one-on-one setting and in a group.' (from the Introduction) When we do that, he argues, we can move on to the wider issues and give our full attention to the mission of the Church: to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian K. Milford is president and publisher of The United Methodist Publishing House and publisher of Abingdon Press. He is an Elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church and was previously a District Superintendent and Dean of the Appointive Cabinet. He has served as a delegate to several General Conferences. Brian served churches as the senior or lead pastor and participated and/or chaired numerous jurisdictional and annual conference groups and task forces. He received his Master of Divinity degree from the Divinity School at Duke University and his B.A./B.S. in Business Administration and Sociology from Iowa State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abingdon Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1501859714
• ISBN 13: 9781501859717
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: Milford Brian K
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