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In this book, leading American Lutheran theologians, inspired by
the Scandinavian emphasis on theology as embodied practice, ask how
Christian communities might be mobilized for resistance against
systemic injustices. They argue that the challenges we confront
today as citizens of the United States, as a species in relation to
all the other species on the planet, and as members of the body of
Christ require an imaginative reconceptualization of the inherited
tradition. The driving force of each chapter is the commitment to
truth-telling in naming the church's complicity with social and
political evils, and to reorienting the church to the truth of
grace that Christianity was created to communicate. Contributors
ask how ecclesial resources may be generatively repurposed for the
church in the world today, for church-building grounded in Christ
and for empowering the church's witness for justice. The authors
take up the theme of resistance in both theoretical and pragmatic
terms, on the one hand, rethinking doctrine, on the other,
reconceiving lived religion and pastoral care, in light of the
necessary urgencies of the time, and bearing witness to the God
whose truth includes both justice and hope.
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Church in Motion (Hardcover)
Hermann Vorlaender; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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The Scattering (Paperback)
Dwight L. Dubois; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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The Scattering (Hardcover)
Dwight L. Dubois; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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When All Else Fails (Hardcover)
Wayne L. Menking; Afterword by Kadi Billman; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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When All Else Fails (Paperback)
Wayne L. Menking; Afterword by Kadi Billman; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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Contrast Community (Hardcover)
James L. Bailey; Foreword by Craig L. Nessan
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About the Contributor(s): Paul S. Chung is Associate Professor of
Mission and World Christianity at Luther Seminary, St. Paul,
Minnesota. He is the author of numberous books including of
Reclaiming Mission as Constructive Theology (2012) and Church and
Ethical Responsibility in the Midst of World Economy (2013).
About the Contributor(s): James L. Bailey is the John S. and
William A. Wagner Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at
Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He has published
several Bible studies for the church and is the coauthor of
Literary Forms in the New Testament (1992).
Paul Schneider (1897-1939) was a German Reformed pastor, father of
six, and part of the Bekennende Kirche during World War II.
Schneider's unequivocal opposition to the quickly ascending Nazi
regime led to his imprisonment, torture and eventual execution at
the hands of the Gestapo on July 18, 1939. Until now, Pastor
Schneider's story has remained less accessible to English-speaking
audiences. This authoritative biography of Paul Schneider by Rudolf
Wentorf appears here for the first time in an unabridged English
translation by Daniel Bloesch.
Spanning the continents, three internationally respected
theologians demonstrate how the thought and legacy of Martin Luther
can serve in an ecumenical and interfaith context as a resource for
a radical critique of global economics and culture. Lutheran
Christianity originated in its own era of economic and cultural
crisis. One of the great misinterpretations of Martin Luther has
considered his heritage as fundamentally reactionary, seeking to
preserve the political status quo. Instead, set free by the
biblical message of liberation, this book wields Luther's theology
to engage the reality of poverty, hunger, oppression, and
ecological degradation caused by an imperial capitalism as the most
urgent theological issues in the contemporary world. The volume
demonstrates the liberating possibilities of theology done out of a
biblical and Lutheran perspective for the economic and cultural
crises facing the church in the present century.
In this book, leading American Lutheran theologians, inspired by
the Scandinavian emphasis on theology as embodied practice, ask how
Christian communities might be mobilized for resistance against
systemic injustices. They argue that the challenges we confront
today as citizens of the United States, as a species in relation to
all the other species on the planet, and as members of the body of
Christ require an imaginative reconceptualization of the inherited
tradition. The driving force of each chapter is the commitment to
truth-telling in naming the church's complicity with social and
political evils, and to reorienting the church to the truth of
grace that Christianity was created to communicate. Contributors
ask how ecclesial resources may be generatively repurposed for the
church in the world today, for church-building grounded in Christ
and for empowering the church's witness for justice. The authors
take up the theme of resistance in both theoretical and pragmatic
terms, on the one hand, rethinking doctrine, on the other,
reconceiving lived religion and pastoral care, in light of the
necessary urgencies of the time, and bearing witness to the God
whose truth includes both justice and hope.
While many manuals advise clergy and congregants on tactics for
church survival or thriving, few address the deepest identity,
shape, and imperatives of the church in its identity in Christ and
the tradition of discipling that stems from his life, work, death,
and resurrection. As compelling as it is clear, Craig Nessan's
important new work retrieves biblical metaphors of the body of
Christ and, following Dietrich Bonhoeffer, sees church today as
"Christ existing as community." To theological-probing Nessan then
adds contextual analysis and describes the four chief imperatives
that mark Christ's presence in the world today: peacemaking,
justice-making, care for creation, and engagement with the other.
He then unfolds the real-life implications of this paradigm of
Christian community for local church structure, strategies for
partnering, public witness, and interreligious engagement. Chapter
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trouble downloading and viewing PDF samples? "The body of Christ,
distorted almost beyond recognition by what popularly passes as
church life these days, is faithfully portrayed by the insightful,
biblically and theologically grounded reflections of Craig Nessan
as the Shalom Church, which engages peacemaking, social justice,
care of creation, and respect for human dignity." -Rev. Dennis
Jacobsen Director, Gamaliel National Clergy Caucus Author of Doing
Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing "It is encouraging
to those of us who have tried so hard to believe in the 'reality'
of the church and work for its 'realization' that new voices have
taken up that challenge today and are addressing the religious
situation in North America and the world with imagination, zest,
and hope. I am delighted to commend Craig Nessan's thoughtful book,
and I hope that it will be read widely and attentively throughout
the churches." -Douglas John Hall, C.M. Professor of Theology
Emeritus McGill University, Montreal
Here, in a newly revised edition, is a powerful and pertinent guide
for congregations wanting to move away from 'maintenance thinking'
to powerful, creative engagement with the world. Visionary yet
practical, Nessan's influential book makes a persuasive case for
the centrality of mission in the life of the church. Nessan's model
of mission-driven leadership is strongly centered on the community
of faith's worship and draws unique connections between the worship
life of a congregation and every aspect of the church's ministry.
Around the twin foci of congregational identity and mission, the
chapters in this dynamic book provide solid theological and radical
direction on the themes of worship, education, fellowship,
stewardship, evangelism, global connections, and social ministry.
Equally pertinent to seminary classroom and parish life, the new
edition highlights worship's centrality, adds a new chapter on
prayer and spiritual practices in this framework, significantly
revises the treatments of fellowship and evangelism, and adds a
full set of materials designed for congregational visioning and
planning.
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