Freedom in Covenant: Reflections on the Distinctive Values and Practices of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - Softcover

Cornwall, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498223230 ISBN 13: 9781498223232

Verlag: Wipf and Stock, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

In an age of decreasing denominational loyalty, questions of identity have become important. Both church members and inquirers wonder what to make of a denomination's core values, mission, and common practices. Because the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was born as a movement of reform on the American frontier during the early nineteenth century, it is marked by the time and place of its birth. The message it offered at the time was one of Christian unity rooted in theological simplicity and freedom of belief and practice. This message influenced the way the tradition came to understand biblical interpretation, theology, the sacraments, ministry, and its eschatology. As the movement matured, many recognized that this message of freedom could lead to unfettered individualism and tended to undermine congregational life and cooperation beyond the congregation. In response, Disciples leaders turned to the biblical idea of covenant to balance the message of freedom and link congregations with other forms of church without creating hierarchical systems. If, as some have suggested, this is a movement whose time has come, then it will important to understand the movement's identity and core values, which have been formed within the fulcrum of the tension existing between freedom and covenant.

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Robert D. Cornwall is a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with a PhD in historical theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. His books include Second Thoughts About the Second Coming: Understanding the End Times, Our Future, and Christian Hope with Ronald J. Allen (2023), Called to Bless: Finding Hope by Reclaiming Our Spiritual Roots (2021), Unfettered Spirit: Spiritual Gifts for the New Great Awakening, 2nd ed. (2021), and Freedom in Covenant (2015).

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• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1498223230
• ISBN 13: 9781498223232
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 86
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