an evangelical and ecumenical introduction Harper, Brad. creator Metzger, Paul Louis. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Brazos Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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336 p. ; 23 cm. Introduction -- The church as a Trinitarian community : the being-driven church -- The Trinitarian church confronts American individualism -- The church as an eschatological community -- Eschatology, the church, and ecology -- The church as a worshipping community -- The worshipping church engages culture -- The church as a sacramental community -- Sacraments and the search for the Holy Grail -- The church as a serving community -- Church discipline : the lost element of service -- The church as an ordered community -- The role of women in the ordered community -- The church as a cultural community : Christ, culture, and the Sermon on the Mount community -- Getting past the ghettoizing of the Gospel in today's culture -- The church as a missional community : the being-driven church -- From building programs to building God's missional kingdom. Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-329) and index. Church BV600.3 .H443 2009 9781587431739 (pbk.) 1587431734 (pbk.) 2008047959 DLC 150206 20250312110255.0 15516818