| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 290 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by John H.Y. Briggs -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One. Emerging Salvationist Ecclesiology -- Introduction -- 1: The Origins of a "Christian Mission" -- 2: The Establishing of The Salvation Army -- 3: The Salvation Army as a Church -- Part Two. Salvationist Dialogue with Karl Barth -- Introduction -- 4: Electing the Christian Community -- 5: Reconciling the Christian Community -- 6: The Nature of the Christian Community -- 7: The Form of the Christian Community -- 8: The Marks of the Christian Community -- 9: The Mission and Ministry of the Christian Community -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Back cover |
| Summary |
In 1937, prior to the 1948 inauguration of the World Council of Churches, Karl Barth challenged the churches to engage in ""real strict sober genuine theology"" in order that the unity of the church might be visibly realized. At that time The Salvation Army didn't aspire to become formally known as a church, even though it was a founding member of the WCC. Today it is globally known as a social welfare organization, concerned especially to serve the needs of those who find themselves at the margins of society. Less well known is that seventy years after Barth's challenge it has made its peace |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Originally published in the U.S. in 2014 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.
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| SUBJECT |
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968 fast |
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Salvation Army -- Doctrines
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Salvation Army -- History -- 19th century
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Salvation Army -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
Salvation Army fast |
| Subject |
Church.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- History.
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Theology, Doctrinal
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Church
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Church and the world
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Church history
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780227903889 |
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0227903889 |
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