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The local church in a global era : reflections for a new century / edited by Max L. Stackhouse, Tim Dearborn, Scott Paeth.

Contributor(s): Stackhouse, Max L | Dearborn, Tim | Paeth, Scott
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub., [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: x, 218 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0802847102 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780802847102 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Church renewal | Church renewal -- United States | Church and social problems | Evangelicalism | Christianity -- ForecastingDDC classification: 250 LOC classification: BV600.2 | .L68 2000Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
An introduction / Max L. Stackhouse -- Introduction / Scott Paeth -- The church as an academy of justice / William Schweiker -- The debt crisis in theological perspective / James H. Ottley -- Discovering a role in God's provision / David Befus -- Introduction / Scott Paeth -- The teaching ministry in a multicultural world / Richard Osmer -- Worldwide developments in family and gender roles / Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen -- Resources for worship / John Mbiti -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Science, technology, and mission / Ronald Cole-Turner -- Christian response to changes in global ecosystems / Susan Power Bratton -- The spirit, globalization, and the future of medicine / Allen Verhey -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Observation and revelation in dialogue : towards a Christian theological approach to Buddhism / Kosuke Koyama --- Muhammad's significance for Christians : some personal reflections / Lamin Sanneh -- The new ecumenism / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Soul wars / John Witte, Jr. -- The taming of Mars : can we help the twenty-first century be less violent than the twentieth? / Donald W. Shriver, Jr. -- Globalization and the local church / Ian T. Douglas -- Conclusion : a global future for local churches / Tim Dearborn.

Includes bibliographical references.

An introduction / Max L. Stackhouse -- Introduction / Scott Paeth -- The church as an academy of justice / William Schweiker -- The debt crisis in theological perspective / James H. Ottley -- Discovering a role in God's provision / David Befus -- Introduction / Scott Paeth -- The teaching ministry in a multicultural world / Richard Osmer -- Worldwide developments in family and gender roles / Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen -- Resources for worship / John Mbiti -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Science, technology, and mission / Ronald Cole-Turner -- Christian response to changes in global ecosystems / Susan Power Bratton -- The spirit, globalization, and the future of medicine / Allen Verhey -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Observation and revelation in dialogue : towards a Christian theological approach to Buddhism / Kosuke Koyama --- Muhammad's significance for Christians : some personal reflections / Lamin Sanneh -- The new ecumenism / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Introduction / Tim Dearborn -- Soul wars / John Witte, Jr. -- The taming of Mars : can we help the twenty-first century be less violent than the twentieth? / Donald W. Shriver, Jr. -- Globalization and the local church / Ian T. Douglas -- Conclusion : a global future for local churches / Tim Dearborn.

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