When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus' Vision for Authentic Christian Community

Hellerman, Joseph H.

ISBN 10: 0805447792 / ISBN 13: 9780805447798

Verlag: B&H Academic, 2009

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• Titel: When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus' Vision for Authentic Christian Community
• Verlag: B&H Academic
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0805447792
• ISBN-13: 9780805447798
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New
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Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. But as the modern cultural norm of what social scientists call “radical American individualism” extends itself, many Christians grow lax in their relational accountability to the church. Faith threatens to become an “I” not “us,” a “my God” not “our God” concern.

When the Church Was a Family calls believers back to the wisdom of the first century, examining the early Christian church from a sociohistorical perspective and applying the findings to the evangelical church in America today. With confidence, author Joseph Hellerman writes intentionally to traditional church leaders and emerging church visionaries alike, believing what is detailed here about Jesus’ original vision for authentic Christian community will deeply satisfy the relational longings of both audiences.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Joe Hellerman is Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Talbot School of Theology. He also serves as a team pastor at Oceanside Christian Fellowship, El Segundo, CA, a church that has become a laboratory, of sorts, for Joe's vision for the church as a family. Joe's education includes an M.Div. and Th.M. from Talbot, and a Ph.D. in History of Christianity from UCLA.