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Exploring ecclesiology : an evangelical and ecumenical introduction / Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2009.Description: 336 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781587431739 (pbk.)
  • 1587431734 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV600.3 .H443 2009
Contents:
Introduction -- The church as a Trinitarian community : the being-driven church -- The Trinitarian church confronts American individualism -- The church as an eschatological community -- Eschatology, the church, and ecology -- The church as a worshipping community -- The worshipping church engages culture -- The church as a sacramental community -- Sacraments and the search for the Holy Grail -- The church as a serving community -- Church discipline : the lost element of service -- The church as an ordered community -- The role of women in the ordered community -- The church as a cultural community : Christ, culture, and the Sermon on the Mount community -- Getting past the ghettoizing of the Gospel in today's culture -- The church as a missional community : the being-driven church -- From building programs to building God's missional kingdom.
Item type: Books
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Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BV 600.3 .H443 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA24610 Available AUA24610

Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-329) and index.

Introduction -- The church as a Trinitarian community : the being-driven church -- The Trinitarian church confronts American individualism -- The church as an eschatological community -- Eschatology, the church, and ecology -- The church as a worshipping community -- The worshipping church engages culture -- The church as a sacramental community -- Sacraments and the search for the Holy Grail -- The church as a serving community -- Church discipline : the lost element of service -- The church as an ordered community -- The role of women in the ordered community -- The church as a cultural community : Christ, culture, and the Sermon on the Mount community -- Getting past the ghettoizing of the Gospel in today's culture -- The church as a missional community : the being-driven church -- From building programs to building God's missional kingdom.