Theology after Christendom : forming prophets for a post-christian world / Joshua T. Searle, foreward by Rev. Canon Steve Chalke MBE

Author: Searle, Joshua T.
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2018]
Copyright Date: ©2018
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 211 pages).
Additional Creators: Chalke, Steve

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After Christendom

Contents

What Is Theology? -- Where Have All the Prophets Gone? : Christian Formation in a Disciple-Making Culture -- Marginalization of Academic Theology in Post-Christendom -- Mission as Solidarity with the World -- Kingdom of God as the Focal Point of Theological Formation -- Freedom, Compassion, and Creativity : New Points of Departure for Theology in Post-Christendom -- Making the Gospel Visible in the Public Sphere : The Church, Academy, and Society -- Church without Walls: Post-Christendom Theology and the Renewal of Community.

Summary

"Christianity must be understood not as a religion of private salvation, but as a gospel movement of universal compassion, which transforms the world in the power of God's truth. Amid several major global crises, including the rise of terrorism and religious fundamentalism and a sudden resurgence of political extremism, Christians must now face up fearlessly to the challenges of living in a "post-truth" age in which deceitful politicians present their media-spun fabrications as "alternative facts." This book is an attempt to enact a transformative theology for these changing times that will equip the global Christian community to take a stand for the gospel in an age of cultural despair and moral fragmentation. The emerging post-Christendom era calls for a new vision of Christianity that has come of age and connects with the spiritual crisis of our times. In helping to make this vision a reality, Searle insists that theology is not merely an academic discipline, but a transformative enterprise that changes the world. Theology is to be experienced not just behind a desk, in an armchair, or in a church, but also in hospitals, in foodbanks, in workplaces, and on the streets. Theology is to be lived as well as read."--Back cover.

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9781498241946 (electronic bk.)
1498241948 (electronic bk.)
9781532617300 (paperback)
1532617305 (paperback)
9781498241953 (hardcover)
1498241956 (hardcover)

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Includes bibliographical references.

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