Finding Faith Today - Couverture souple

Stone, Bryan P

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1532651465 ISBN 13 : 9781532651465

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2018

Synopsis

How do persons come to faith in our time? Are they active seekers or brought in by others? Is it a journey? Or is it a more sudden conversion? Are spouses, relatives, and friends most important to the process? Do clergy matter? What sorts of values, practices, and lifestyles tend to change for those who newly come to faith? What are the differences among the various religious traditions in how one comes to faith? This book presents the findings of a multi-year study on how people come to faith in the US context. It involves about 1,800 persons who recently made a new profession of faith or some other public commitment across various religious traditions in the US. An initial study was conducted twenty-five years ago on Christian populations in England by Bishop John Finney, but surprisingly little research has been done since then. Finding Faith Today is an expansion and follow-up of that study. The book sheds new light on how people come to faith and what sort of spiritual, practical, and social changes accompany that. The book will be a help to those seeking to open up their communities of faith to others with hospitality and integrity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bryan Stone is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Boston University School of Theology. Among his published titles are: Evangelism After Pluralism (2018), A Reader in Ecclesiology (2012), Evangelism After Christendom (2006), and Faith and Film (2000).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1532651465
• ISBN 13: 9781532651465
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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