02591cam a2200337 a 4500 15504582 20250312110456.0 161013s2009 miua b 000 0 eng 2008042834 GBA918277 bnb 014909964 Uk 9780802807403 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802807402 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)262878958 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P SLT UKM BWX CDX DLC BV700 .T47 2009 Testing the spirits : how theology informs the study of congregations / edited by Patrick Keifert. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2009. x, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Framing the agenda for testing the spirits / Patrick Keifert -- The return of the congregation to theological education / Patrick Keifert -- The Bible and theological education: a report and reflections on a journey / Patrick Keifert -- Congregations, democracy, and the action of God in Philippians 1-2 / David Fredrickson -- God, civil society, and congregations as public moral companions / Gary Simpson -- Word-dwelling, deep listening, and faith-based moral conversation in congregations: a nested vision for learning new habits / Pat Taylor Ellison -- Discerning the will of God: congregational use of Scripture through the lens of the cross / Ronald W. Duty -- Scripture, Christian imagination, and the testimony of experience in moral conversation / Ronald W. Duty -- Doing faith-based conversation: metaphors for congregations and their leaders / Pat Taylor Ellison -- The dialectic of idolatry and profanation: on discerning the Spirit in congregational studies / Lois Malcolm -- The use of Scripture in congregational research / Donald H. Juel. Religious gatherings Christianity. Discernment (Christian theology) Theology, Practical. Keifert, Patrick R., 1950- 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK rc07 2008-11-03 rc10 2008-11-05 to dewey rc02 2009-04-17 Z-CipVer rc02 2009-04-17 to BCCD 8 6072 6072 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 250 Tes 2009 15984 2025-03-09 15:56:58 2025-03-09 BK