"Follow Me": A History of Christian Intentionality - Couverture souple

Kauffman, Ivan J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1556352581 ISBN 13 : 9781556352584

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2009

Synopsis

From the very beginning there have been Christians who wanted to go all the way--who, rather than asking, "What must I do to be a Christian?" asked instead, "What can I do to be more Christian?" These highly intentional Christians have had an impact on the development of both Christianity and western civilization that has been completely out of proportion to their numbers. The greatest impact of these Christian has come through the communities of like-minded believers--some of lay evangelicals and others of celibate monastics--formed based upon their common desire to live more intentional Christian lives. Throughout the past twenty centuries, hundreds of groups of both kinds have formed. This probing work tells the story of these communities, both monastic and lay. It is a story that, though often overlooked, is both inspiring and instructive. Above all it is a story that opens the way for greater understanding between two groups of Christians who have long been estranged--Protestant evangelicals and Catholic monastics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ivan J. Kauffman grew up in one of the oldest surviving lay evangelical communities, the Amish Mennonites. Educated as both a Mennonite and a Catholic he has been active in Mennonite Catholic dialogues from their beginnings in the 1980s, and was a founder of the North American grassroots Mennonite Catholic dialogue, Bridgefolk, which meets regularly at Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. He identifies himself as a Mennonite Catholic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556352581
• ISBN 13: 9781556352584
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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