The Provocative Church - 4th Edition

Sometimes Christians assume that people ‘out there’ are eager to listen to what the Church has to offer. But why should those we try to evangelize want to hear the gospel? Surely people will only be intrigued by Christian life and community when they see something provocative or attractive. Then they will want to know what’s going on.

The Provocative Church offers a liberating understanding of evangelism as a corporate activity, in which all the gifts needed to enact the life of the kingdom – to stir people into asking, ‘What does this mean?’ – are spread throughout the whole Church. It encourages the development of a theology of conversion that sees beyond ‘becoming a Christian’ to bring each individual life increasingly under the rule of God."

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Graham Tomlin is Dean of St Mellitus College, London. He is author of Luther and His World,
The Provocative Church and Looking Through the Cross: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2014.

Zusammenfassung

The Provocative Church offers a liberating understanding of evangelism as a corporate activity, in which all the gifts needed to enact the life of the Kingdom - to stir people into asking, 'What does this mean?' - are spread throughout the whole Church. It encourages the development of a theology of conversion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Tomlin Graham, Graham Tomlin, The Rt Revd Dr Graham (Author) Tomlin
• Verlag: SPCK Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9780281071296
• ISBN: 978-0-281-07129-6
• Seiten: 194
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 213 mm x 11 mm
• Gewicht: 248 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, evangelism; books on evangelism