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Michael Ramsey was perhaps the most respected articulator of
Anglicanism for the twentieth century. Central to Ramsey's approach
to theology was the gospel of Jesus' life, death, burial, and
resurrection. For Ramsey this gospel revealed the very nature and
glory of God. Furthermore, Ramsey believed that it influenced
Christian theology at every level, from theological reflection to
institutional structures. It creates a picture of a church that
seeks to continue the ministry of Christ in healing a broken world,
believing that the glory of Christ transforms the very nature of
suffering so that it also becomes an avenue of redemption. In the
last 50 years, the Anglican Communion has seen profound changes to
its global polity alongside of shifts in practice and ethical
beliefs in many of its provinces. These changes have been used on
all sides of the debate as wedges to further disassociate the
factions with one another. Ramsey's doctrine of the church, shaped
by the Gospel of Christ, offers a different lens through which
these changes may be viewed and critiqued. Most importantly, it
suggests that the glory of God in Christ still safeguards the
church.
In 2004, a young Bible Major at a small evangelical liberal arts
college in Michigan packed up all his belongings and moved to
Texas. He thought he was going to pursue a Master of Divinity
degree and start a career as a minister in the conservative
Churches of Christ (a cappella). However, during his sojourn in
West Texas he became increasingly disillusioned in his church
tradition and began searching for an expression of Christianity
that was more ancient. In a stone church in Abilene, Texas, he
discovered just that. Though it initially seemed like a 180 degree
change from the tradition in which he was raised, he discovered
within his new tradition the home he had always sought. Edited from
his blog entries over the course of six years, this book tells the
story of searching, finding, and unexpected return.
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