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Christian voluntarism : theology and praxis / William H. Brackney.

By: Brackney, William H
Material type: TextTextSeries: Faith's horizons: Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans ; Manlius, N.Y. : REV/Rose Pub., [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Description: xxi, 193 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0802808638 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Voluntarism -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityDDC classification: 267 LOC classification: BR115.V64 | B73 1997Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.
Contents:
Biblical backgrounds of Christian voluntarism -- The theological bases of Christian voluntarism -- Modern historical antecedents -- North American developments -- Internal and external patterns of voluntarism -- How religious voluntary organizations function -- Church and "para-church" : institution versus association -- Voluntarism within the Christian congregation -- The enduring values of Christian voluntarism.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.

Biblical backgrounds of Christian voluntarism -- The theological bases of Christian voluntarism -- Modern historical antecedents -- North American developments -- Internal and external patterns of voluntarism -- How religious voluntary organizations function -- Church and "para-church" : institution versus association -- Voluntarism within the Christian congregation -- The enduring values of Christian voluntarism.

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