| Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Beyond The Privatization of Faith; 2 For the Healing of the Nations; 3 Modernity and Secularization; 4 Post-modernity and Fragmentation; 5 Spirituality and Mission; 6 Transformations of Being; 7 The Cross in the Community; 8 The Primacy of the Pastoral; References; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The book begins by defining the core tasks (or mission) of the Church in biblical and theological terms, and then asks how these tasks can best be carried out in the conditions of modernity and post-modernity. Paul Avis describes and evaluates contemporary expressions of spirituality, drawing on many empirical studies; the functions of the Church''s ''occasional offices'' or rites of passage; the ways in which the Church and its ministers can engage constructively with the community and with civil society; the pastoral method in mission and its practical, policy consequences. Throughout the bo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mission of the church.
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Spirituality.
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Spirituality
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- Growth.
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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Mission of the church
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Spirituality
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567424921 |
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0567424928 |
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