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The Church, Then and Now (Paperback)
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Description: The church is one of the most intriguing and
significant institutions on earth. Because its essence and
character are so widely misunderstood, this is a timely book. The
church is not a mere human institution, though it is made up of
human beings in community. Its roles and responsibilities are
momentous, but all the elements of its organization came about as
the church developed and attempted to fulfill its divine mandate,
not as forms given at its founding. These papers from a Bingham
Colloquium at McMaster Divinity College treat the church "then" in
studies of the church in the various parts of the New Testament
canon, followed by a historical study of the church under attack in
places where it did not survive. The latter part of the book
contains essays by several church practitioners from "now" who
discuss their insights about and experiences with postmodern
society, home churches, megachurches, and the missional church.
Such a combination of biblical theology, history, and practice
makes this a valuable book for scholars and practitioners, in fact,
for all thinking members of the church founded by Jesus Christ.
Endorsements: "We are living in a time of crisis in worldwide
Christianity, combining vituperative attacks and persecution in
several hotspots with a diminution of vision and understanding on
the part of the church itself. This book comes at a critical time
and addresses these needs. It provides both an excellent study of
the NT witness as to what a church should be and penetrating
insight into what churches actually are and what they are facing in
our time . . . a must-read for church leaders and laypeople alike."
--Grant Osborne Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School Author of Matthew (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary
Series, 2010) About the Contributor(s): Stanley E. Porter is
President and Dean and Professor of New Testament at McMaster
Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. His publications include
eighteen books and over 250 journal articles, chapters, and related
publications; he has also edited over seventy volumes. Cynthia Long
Westfall is Assistant Professor of New Testament at McMaster
Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. She is the author of A
Discourse Analysis of the Structure of Hebrews: The Relationship
between Form and Meaning (2006).
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