Shalom Church

The Body Of Christ As Ministering Community

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
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Author: Craig Nessan ISBN: 9781451405408
Publisher: Fortress Press Publication: August 2, 2010
Imprint: Fortress Press Language: English
Author: Craig Nessan
ISBN: 9781451405408
Publisher: Fortress Press
Publication: August 2, 2010
Imprint: Fortress Press
Language: English

Craig Nessan’s important new work retrieves biblical metaphors of the body of Christ and, following Dietrich Bonhoeffer, sees church today as “Christ existing as community.” To theological probing Nessan then adds contextual analysis and describes the four chief imperatives that mark Christ’s presence in the world today: peacemaking, justice-making, care for creation, and engagement with the other. He then unfolds the real-life implications of this paradigm of Christian community for the local church structure, strategies for partnering, public witness, and interreligious engagement.

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Craig Nessan’s important new work retrieves biblical metaphors of the body of Christ and, following Dietrich Bonhoeffer, sees church today as “Christ existing as community.” To theological probing Nessan then adds contextual analysis and describes the four chief imperatives that mark Christ’s presence in the world today: peacemaking, justice-making, care for creation, and engagement with the other. He then unfolds the real-life implications of this paradigm of Christian community for the local church structure, strategies for partnering, public witness, and interreligious engagement.

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