|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
This book presents theological reflections on the changing nature
of church mission and Christian identity within a theology of
'blurred encounter' - a physical, social, political and spiritual
space where once solid hierarchies and patterns are giving way to
more fluid and in many ways unsettling exchanges. The issues raised
and dynamics explored apply to all socially-produced space, thus
tending to 'blur' that most fundamental of theological categories -
namely urban vs. rural theology. Engaging in a sharper way with
some of the helpful but inevitably broad-brush conclusions raised
by recent church-based reports (Mission-shaped Church, Faithful
Cities), the authors examine some of the practical and theological
implications of this research for the issue of effective management
and therefore church leadership generally. Speaking to
practitioners in the field of practical theology as well as those
engaged in theological and ministerial training, key voices
encompass dimensions of power and conflict, and identify some of
the present and future opportunities and challenges to
church/faith-based engagement and leadership arising from blurred
encounters. Contributors - practitioners and theorists - cover a
wide spectrum of interdisciplinary professional contexts and
academic/denominational interests. Contributors include: John
Atherton, John Reader, Helen Cameron, Martyn Percy, Malcolm Brown,
Karen Lord, Clare McBeath and Margaret Goodall.
This book presents theological reflections on the changing nature
of church mission and Christian identity within a theology of
'blurred encounter' - a physical, social, political and spiritual
space where once solid hierarchies and patterns are giving way to
more fluid and in many ways unsettling exchanges. The issues raised
and dynamics explored apply to all socially-produced space, thus
tending to 'blur' that most fundamental of theological categories -
namely urban vs. rural theology. Engaging in a sharper way with
some of the helpful but inevitably broad-brush conclusions raised
by recent church-based reports (Mission-shaped Church, Faithful
Cities), the authors examine some of the practical and theological
implications of this research for the issue of effective management
and therefore church leadership generally. Speaking to
practitioners in the field of practical theology as well as those
engaged in theological and ministerial training, key voices
encompass dimensions of power and conflict, and identify some of
the present and future opportunities and challenges to
church/faith-based engagement and leadership arising from blurred
encounters. Contributors - practitioners and theorists - cover a
wide spectrum of interdisciplinary professional contexts and
academic/denominational interests. Contributors include: John
Atherton, John Reader, Helen Cameron, Martyn Percy, Malcolm Brown,
Karen Lord, Clare McBeath and Margaret Goodall.
From wealth creation to wealth distribution and social ethics, from
urban mission to religious studies and psychology the work of John
Atherton was breathtaking in scope and variety. Unifying all of his
work, however, was a concern with engaging the work of theology
with wider society. With contributions from some of the leading
lights in public theology today, this book offers not only an
appreciation of John Atherton's work within a prodigiously large
array of disciplines, but also an attempt to ask 'what next',
taking his work forward and considering where the future of public
theology might lie. John Atherton's last published article is also
reproduced.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|