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Common Roots : a call to evangelical maturity (Trawas)

"Written by an evangelical to evangelicals, Common Roots is a strong but sincere plea for a recovery of historic Christianity. It is a guiding light for the future maturity of evangelical Christianity. Contending that the church must have a renewed perception of its role in the world, the author argues against any single branch of the church claiming to be the church. He insists that all Christians must return to the New Testament image of the church as the people of God--one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Secondly, he believes that the church must be primarily a worshiping community. Identifying the program-and-audience centered approach as a secularization of true worship, he calls for a return to worship that is centered around the word preached and then reenacted in the Lord's Supper. Thirdly, Webber asserts that evangelicals should reconsider their attitudes towards theology. He maintains that theology is human thinking about truth, but truth is Jesus Christ the person known in the teaching of Scripture and handed down in the church. In many cases, the church has made her thinking about Christ the truth; and, consequently, belief in a system replaces trust in a person. In the fourth place, the author asks for a reevaluation of the church's missions. He sets forth a fourfold mission of the church (evangelism, education, crosscultural communications, and social action) and compares what is being done in the current evangelical church to the practices of the second and third century church. In each case he calls for a return to principles evident in the practice of the early church. Finally, discussing the problem of spirituality among evangelicals, he suggests that some of the best insights of the Christian heritage have been disregarded, resulting in an alarming lack of alternative forms for spiritual growth. An eye-opening volume that demands the attention of thinking Christians everywhere!" -Publisher

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

269.2 Web c

Penerbit

Grand Rapids : Zondervan Publishing House., 1978

Deskripsi Fisik

i, 256 pages, 21 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0310366305

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Tipe Media

unmediated

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volume

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Subjek

EVANGELICALISM

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Section I. Introduction 1. A call to historic Christianity 2. Who are the evangelicals? Section II. An agenda for the church 3. Biblical images of the church 4. The historic "marks" of the church Section III. An agenda for worship 5. The meaning of worship 6. The form of worship Section IV. An agenda for theology 7. Scripture, tradition, and authority 8. The problem of faith and formulation Section V. An agenda for mission 9. The mission of the church in evangelism 10. The mission of the church in crosscultural evangelism 11. The mission of the church in education 12. The mission of the church in society and culture Section VI. An agenda for spirituality 13. The restoration of historic spirituality Section VII. Conclusion 14. A call for Christian maturity: a summary Appendix: The Chicago Call

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Robert E. Weber

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