Christians In The Twenty First Century

Author : George D. Chryssides,Margaret Z. Wilkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317545583

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Christians in the Twenty-First Century by George D. Chryssides,Margaret Z. Wilkins Pdf

'Christians in the Twenty-First Century' examines Christianity as it is understood and practised both by active followers and those who regard themselves as Christian. The book opens with an examination of key Christian concepts - the Bible, the Creeds, the Church and the sacraments - and the major traditions of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism as well as more recent movements. The book continues with an analysis of the challenges presented by the rise of science, new approaches to biblical scholarship, the rise of fundamentalist movements, the ordination of women, secularization, the interfaith movement, and the impact of the electronic revolution.

Author : Sam Gould
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498246187

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Being Christian in the Twenty-First Century by Sam Gould Pdf

Being Christian in the Twenty-first Century was written to help struggling and doubting Christians develop an understanding of Christianity that avoids literalism, creeds, and doctrines--all factors which seem to be driving people away from the church. The book is well suited for individual or group study, complete with a study guide and sample lesson plans. It responds to the call for theological reform advocated by many contemporary clergy and religious leaders. Being Christian does not restate orthodox positions or drift into fundamentalism or sentimentalism. Instead it draws from a broad base of historical, theological, archaeological, and sociological scholarship to place Scripture within its original context, yet present it within a perspective suitable for the twenty-first-century mind. Being Christian is scholarly, yet readable, interesting, and often provocative. One reviewer put it this way, "the book reminds me of a baseball pitcher with a long wind up and a hard fastball getting better in every inning." By building upon progressive thought available today and throughout history, it offers an important resource for Christians and would-be Christians seeking a more fulfilling and thoughtful faith journey.

Author : Douglas H. Shantz,Tinu Ruparell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621891857

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Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century by Douglas H. Shantz,Tinu Ruparell Pdf

In this volume some of the outstanding Christian scholars of our day reflect on how their minds have changed, how their academic fields have changed over the course of their careers, and the pressing issues that Christian scholars will need to address in the twenty-first century. This volume offers an accessible portrait of key trends in the world of Christian scholarship today. Christian Thought in the Twenty-First Century features scholars from Great Britain, Canada, the United States, and Switzerland. The contributors represent a wide variety of academic backgrounds--from biblical studies to theology, to religious studies, to history, English literature, philosophy, law, and ethics. This book offers a personal glimpse of Christian scholars in a self-reflective mode, capturing their honest reflections on the changing state of the academy and on changes in their own minds and outlooks. The breadth and depth of insight afforded by these contributions provide rich soil for a reader's own reflections, and an agenda that will occupy Christian thinkers well into the twenty-first century.

Author : Vinson Synan
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781616382193

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Spirit-empowered Christianity in the Twenty-first Century by Vinson Synan Pdf

Spirit-Empowered Christianity in the 21st Century is an authoritative compilation of the presentations from thirty leaders in the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement given at the Empowered 21 Conference in Tulsa, OK, in April 2010. These chapters share emerging insights on how the next generation will handle the profound issues facing Christians within the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement in the 21st century.

Author : Ewert Cousins
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826406996

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Christ of the 21st Century by Ewert Cousins Pdf

Cousins evaluates our present religious condition and reflects on the importance of tradition, spirituality, and mysticism in understanding ourselves and others.

Author : Lucian N. Leustean
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 867 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317818663

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Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Lucian N. Leustean Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.

Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198025641

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Christianity in the Twenty-first Century by Robert Wuthnow Pdf

In the year 2000--and beyond--what will the church be like? What challenges will it face? Will the church be able to provide a strong sense of community? Will it be an ethical force in the lives of Americans? And what role will religion play in politics and in the marketplace? In Christianity in the 21st Century Robert Wuthnow reflects on these provocative questions as he seeks to identify changes that are taking place now in American society that churches must address if they are to remain vital in the future. He foresees five critical areas--institutional, ethical, doctrinal, political, and cultural--in which major challenges will arise, then meets the thorny issues head-on. How will churches' resource bases, their very identity, and their capacity to carry on their spiritual traditions be altered? till they continue to function as sources of caring in a needy world? What impact will the resurgence of fundamentalism have, and how will moderate and liberal congregations react? How will the political activities of churches influence their capacity to be heard in the public arena, and what will the impact be of pluralism and the prevailing materialism of our society? Drawing on a wide range of first-hand observations and research, Wuthnow demontrates that in each of these five areas people of faith have strong reasons to enter the next century with confidence in their religious institutions. But he also highlights worrisome signs, and points to specific areas that need to be addressed to ensure the continuing vitality for Christianity in America--not least among these are the rampant individualism that erodes spiritual communities and the religious infighting that diminishes the Christian sense of unity. The onset of a new millennium affords a historic opportunity to take stock of the present situation and to plan for the future--in the years ahead, much reflection is likely to occur about all our major institutions. Christianity in the 21st Century aims to contribute to those reflections by offering a sobering, realistic, and ultimately hopeful assessment of where the church is now, and where the church is headed.

Author : Nathan P. Devir
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004507708

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First-Century Christians in Twenty-First Century Africa by Nathan P. Devir Pdf

Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel—in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith—are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. Their choice: Messianic Judaism. Messianic adherents emulate the Christians of the first century, observing the Jewish commandments while also affirming the salvational grace of Yeshua (Jesus). As the first comparative ethnography of such "fulfilled Jews" on the African continent, this book presents case studies that will enrich our understanding of one of global Christianity’s most overlooked iterations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585588367

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Introducing Christian Education by Anonim Pdf

Building on the success of his 1992 collection Foundations of Ministry (over 17,000 sold), Michael Anthony offers Introducing Christian Education to fill the need in the C.E. curriculum for an introductory foundations textbook--one that provides an overview and understanding of the broad range of subjects included in C.E.--for college and seminary use. Thirty-one chapters are offered under the following sections: 1) Foundations of C.E.; 2) Developmental Perspectives of C.E.; 3) Educational Implications of C.E.; 4) Organization, Administration, and Leadership; 5) C.E. Applied to the Family; and 6) Specialized Ministries. Contributors include Robert Pazmiño, Jim Wilhoit, Julie Gorman, Klaus Issler, and Ted Ward. FROM THE FOREWORD BY LESTER C. BLANK JR. Introducing Christian Education will become a major resource text for church leaders and Christian education leaders who are professors of Christian education. It will be a valuable resource in my personal library. The desired outcome will be Psalm 78:72: "He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands."

Author : Brian Stanley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691196848

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Christianity in the Twentieth Century by Brian Stanley Pdf

"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity"--Amazon.com.

Author : Michael J. Anthony,Warren S. Benson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610977326

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Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education by Michael J. Anthony,Warren S. Benson Pdf

In this insightful book, two leading scholars in Christian education trace the history of the discipline from the Old Testament to the present. Presented against the backdrop of wider philosophical thought and historical events, Anthony and Benson show how each successive era shaped the practice of Christian education today. The result is a book brimming with insights that reveal the historical roots and philosophical underpinnings of issues relevant to current practice in Christian education ministries."The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with more than just valuable insights regarding the past. . . . The future is the emphasis of this history book." From the Introduction

Author : Michael G. Long
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608330515

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Resist! by Michael G. Long Pdf

Author : William P. Anderson
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451420319

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A Journey Through Christian Theology by William P. Anderson Pdf

"The history of Christian theology can be a daunting, even forbidding field for the novice, who sees neither the need for nor pertinence of rummaging around dusty old texts. This people-friendly volume, a full-scale reader in the history of Christian theology, offers an easy, non-threatening, occasionally humorous yet quite thorough entry into Christianity's central texts from the Apostolic Fathers to Mary Daly. It is also enlivened by dozens of cartoons by Rich Diesslin. Highly accessible introductions to five periods precede brief introductions to and texts from more than fifty key thinkers. The texts highlight perennial themes and questions in Christian tradition, especially the meaning and importance of Jesus, challenges to the institutional church, tensions of faith and reason, spirituality, and the Christian quest for social justice. The new edition, half again as large as the original, adds significant work from the Cappadocian Fathers and the Christological controversialists, the Franciscan tradition, the Radical and English reforms, and deeper coverage of twentieth-century theologians. With learning aids, research-paper suggestions and guide, and glossary" -- Publisher description.

Author : Aleksandr Menʹ
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 082640894X

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Christianity for the Twenty-first Century by Aleksandr Menʹ Pdf

These writings by the assassinated Russian Orthodox Church leader examine the place of Christianity and of Russia in human history

Author : Richard Thomas Hughes,William B. Adrian
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 080284121X

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Models for Christian Higher Education by Richard Thomas Hughes,William B. Adrian Pdf

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. This timely look at the state of Christian higher education in America contains descriptive, historical narratives that explore how fourteen Christian colleges and universities are successfully integrating faith and learning on their campuses despite the challenges posed by the increasingly pluralistic nature of modern culture. Written by respected representatives from seven major faith traditions -- Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Mennonite, Evangelical, Wesleyan/Holiness, and Baptist/Restorationist -- these narratives are also preceded by introductory essays that define the worldview and theological heritage of each given tradition and ask what that tradition can contribute to the task of higher education.