Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to Evolve

Smith, Paul

ISBN 10: 155778891X / ISBN 13: 9781557788917

Verlag: Paragon House, 2011

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00088817048

Inhaltsangabe:

<p>This book presents a model of Christianity that incorporates the insights of a Jesus-centered theology of biblical interpretation, integral philosophy, and over fifty years of pastoral experience in leading evolutionary change in the local church. The perspectives of integral theory and practice, articulated by Ken Wilber, help uncover the integral approach that Jesus advocated and demonstrated in the metaphors of his time and that traditional Christianity has largely been unable to see. </p><br/><p>Smith incorporates elements of traditional, modern, and postmodern theological viewpoints, including progressive, New Thought, and emerging/emergent ones. However, he goes beyond all of them and moves to a Christianity that is devoted to following both the historical Jesus and the Risen Christ whose Spirit beckons to us from the future. Smith says, "The oldest thing you can say about God is that God is always doing something new. Jesus pushed his own religion to newness by including the best of its past, and transcending the worst of its present. He calls us to do the same, whatever our religion is today."</p>>

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Paul Smith is a pastor has taught on the evolving church at seminaries and churches around the country. In addition to numerous articles, booklets, and teaching CD's and DVD's, he is the author of Is It Okay to Call God Mother? Considering the Feminine Face of God (Hendricksen, 1993).

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Titel: Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to ...
Verlag: Paragon House
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good