Publication

2014-09-16 - Baker Academic

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100801048826
  • ISBN-139780801048821
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014009995
  • OCLC Control Number869268818
  • Better World Books9780801048821
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBS2655.C5 T46 2014
  • LCCBS2655.C5T46 2014

Description

Amid conflicting ideas about what the church should be and do in a post-Christian climate, the missing voice is that of Paul. The New Testament's most prolific church planter, Paul faced diverse challenges as he worked to form congregations. Leading biblical scholar James Thompson examines Paul's ministry of planting and nurturing churches in the pre-Christian world to offer guidance for the contemporary church. The church today, as then, must define itself and its mission among people who have been shaped by other experiences of community. Thompson shows that Paul offers an unprecedented vision of the community that is being conformed to the image of Christ. He also addresses contemporary (mis)understandings of words like missional, megachurch, and formation.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Church according to Paul: Rediscovering the Community Conformed to ChristPaperbackBaker Academic2014-09-16

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