Wayward Christian Soldiers - Freeing The Gospel From Political Captivity

Zusatztext Marsh calls for repentance, patient waiting for grace, and a period of serious reflection in American Evangelicalism. He exemplifies a growing strand in the Evangelical weave. Informationen zum Autor Charles Marsh is Professor of Religion and Director of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia. His books include Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Last Days, God's Long Summer, which won the 1998 Grawemeyer Award in Religion, and most recently, The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, from the Civil Rights Movement to Today. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he has written for The New York Times, Books and Culture, Modern Theology, and numerous other publications. Klappentext In Wayward Christian Soldiers, leading evangelical theologian Charles Marsh offers a powerful indictment of the political activism of evangelical Christian leaders and churches in the United States. With emphasis on repentence and renewal, this important work advises Christians how to understand past mistakes and to avoid making them in the future. Zusammenfassung In Wayward Christian Soldiers, leading evangelical theologian Charles Marsh offers a powerful indictment of the political activism of evangelical Christian leaders and churches in the United States. With emphasis on repentence and renewal, this important work advises Christians how to understand past mistakes and to avoid making them in the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: On Being a Christian after Bush 1: The Evangelical Moment 2: The God We Trust 3: The Piety of Cosmic Entitlement 4: Whatever Happened to the Peculiar People? 5: Theology Matters: Including a Brief History of Modern Christianity in Which the Readers Learn Why the Christian Right are the Theological Liberals 6: Keepers of the Mystery: The Christian Tradition Speaks (Carefully) 7: Learning to Be Quiet in a Noisy Nation (and a Nation of Noisy Believers) 8: Passing the International Test: The Call of Global Christianity 9: Faith as Making Space for God's Truth in the World Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: Charles Marsh, Charles (Professor of Religious and Theological Studies and Director of the Project on Lived Theology Marsh
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.06.2007
• EAN: 9780195307207
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530720-7
• No. of pages: 243
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Religion & politics, United States of America, USA, Religion and Politics, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Christian:evangelical:church