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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches
In many societies all over the world, an increasing polarization
between contrasting groups can be observed. Polarization arises
when a fear born of difference turns into 'us-versus-them' thinking
and rules out any form of compromise. This volume addresses
polarizations within societies as well as within churches, and asks
the question: given these dynamics, what may be the calling of the
church? The authors offer new approaches to polarizing debates on
topics such as racism, social justice, sexuality and gender,
euthanasia, and ecology and agriculture in various contexts. They
engage in profound theological and ecclesiological reflection, in
particular from the Reformed tradition. Contributors to this volume
are: Najib George Awad, Henk van den Belt, Nadine Bowers Du Toit,
Jaeseung Cha, David Daniels, David Fergusson, Jan Jorrit Hasselaar,
Jozef Hehanussa, Allan Janssen, Klaas-Willem de Jong, Viktoria
Koczian, Philipp Pattberg, Louise Prideaux, Emanuel Gerrit Singgih,
Peter-Ben Smit, Thandi Soko-de Jong, Wim van Vlastuin, Jan Dirk
Wassenaar, Elizabeth Welch, Annemarieke van der Woude, and Heleen
Zorgdrager.
By utilizing the contributions of a variety of scholars -
theologians, historians, and biblical scholars - this book makes
the complex and sometimes disparate Anabaptist movement more easily
accessible. It does this by outlining Anabaptism's early history
during the Reformation of the sixteenth century, its varied and
distinctive theological convictions, and its ongoing challenges to
and influence on contemporary Christianity. T&T Clark Handbook
of Anabaptism comprises four sections: 1) Origins, 2) Doctrine, 3)
Influences on Anabaptism, and 4) Contemporary Anabaptism and
Relationship to Others. The volume concludes with a chapter on how
contemporary Anabaptists interact with the wider Church in all its
variety. While some of the authorities within the volume will
disagree even with one another regarding Anabaptist origins,
emphases on doctrine, and influence in the contemporary world, such
differences represent the diversity that constitutes the history of
this movement.
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