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Author | : L. William Countryman |
Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 081922507X |
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“I wish every self-identified ‘person of faith’ could read this remarkable, thought-provoking book.”—Bruce Bawer, author of Stealing Jesus There is a lot of tension in churches today about whose ministry is primary—that of the laity or of the clergy. Living on the Border of the Holy offers a way of understanding the priesthood of the whole people of God and the priesthood of the ordained by showing both are rooted in the fundamental priestly nature of life. After an exploration of the ministries of laity and ordained, Country examines the implications of this view of priesthood for churches and for those studying for ordination. “For anyone struggling with how to live in the thin places between heaven and earth, Dr. Countryman’s brilliant offer hope, companionship, and the fruits of years of experience. His theory of a ‘fundamental human priesthood’ gives us all a compassionate guide to follow as we enter the borderlands, and it should help end the division between clergy and laity. Countryman’s human priesthood leads us into the future, where God calls us to be.”—Nora Gallagher, author of Things Seen and Unseen: A Year Lived in Faith
Author | : L. William Countryman |
Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0819217735 |
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"The first thing to say in our exploration of priesthood is this: priesthood is a fundamental and inescapable part of being human. All human beings, knowingly or not, minister as priests to one another. All of us, knowingly or not, receive priestly ministrations from one another. Unless we begin here, we are not likely to understand the confusions and uncertainties and opportunities we have been encountering in the life of the church itself in recent years. We shall be in danger, in fact, of creating makeshift solutions to half-understood problems, easy answers to misleading questions, temporary bandages for institutions that need to be healed from the ground up." - L. William Countryman There is a lot of tension in churches today about whose ministry is primary-that of the laity or of the clergy. L. William Countryman argues that we can only resolve that problem by seeing that we are all priests simply by virtue of being human and living, as we all do, on the mysterious and uncertain border with the Holy. Living on the Border of the Holy offers a way of understanding the priesthood of the whole people of God and the priesthood of the ordained in complementary ways by showing how both are rooted in the fundamental priestly nature of human life. After an exploration of the ministry of both laity and ordained, Countryman concludes by examining the implications of this view of priesthood for churches and for educating those studying for ordination.
Author | : M. Daniel Carroll R. |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2008-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 080103566X |
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Hispanic Old Testament scholar Daniel Carroll brings biblical theology to bear creatively on the current immigration conversation with an eye to correcting assumptions on both sides of the issue.
Author | : Esther De Waal |
Publisher | : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2014-07-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1853119628 |
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Esther de Waal draws on the ancient traditions of Celtic and monastic spirituality to explore thresholds between people, between cultures, between the human and the divine. Ancient spiritual wisdom teaches that thresholds are sacred places and Esther encourages readers to become more receptive to their surroundings and to learn to pause, reflect and meet God at the places of encounter and change in our lives.
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Author | : Selwyn Yeoman |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2020-12-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532674899 |
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What are our responsibilities as human beings in the exercise of our undoubted powers over all other creatures and the earth itself? The idea that human beings have dominion over the rest of creation is often regarded as the chief source of the world’s current environmental crisis. From the universities to talk-back radio, this is a commonly repeated theme, but how strong is its basis? Is Anyone in Charge Here? is a critical conversation with the seminal Lynn White paper, “The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis.” Easter Island, New Zealand, and ancient Mesopotamia, biblical exegesis, historical theology, monastic movements, and current environmental challenges are all explored. It examines the roots of the idea of human dominion, how the idea has been understood through the centuries, how people have worked it into their living, and how it might be constructively applied in our current crisis. All this is theologically evaluated in the light of Jesus Christ being both the true human, and God’s way of involvement in the world as creative Word, representative image, and serving Lord.
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Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 164 |
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Genre | : Baptism |
ISBN | : 9780819226372 |
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A guide to living the baptismal covenant in congregational and personal life. An excellent book for parish study and reflection, offering ways that individuals and congregations can envision the church--and their own lives--as a dynamic relationship with God.
Author | : Tamera Humbert |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 152 |
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ISBN | : 1300555556 |
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Author | : Daniel G. Groody |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780742558908 |
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This book is a powerful first-hand account of religious ministry reaching out to heal the lives of desperate people who come to the United States, often illegally, seeking a better life.
Author | : Rt Revd Dr Stephen Pickard |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2013-06-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1409480453 |
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This book examines the theological foundations of a collaborative approach to Christian ministry. The discovery that Christians are members 'one of another' creates energy and joy in ministry and empowers the Church in an age of mission. Outlining the present challenges for ministry, Stephen Pickard offers an historical perspective on ministry over the last century; develops a theory of collaborative ministry based on a dialogue between theology and science; and explores some implications of collaborative ministry for lay and ordained people of the Church. This book breaks new ground in its theory of collaborative ministry through a dialogue with the sciences of emergence. It also offers fresh insights on important texts in ministry; relationships between Christology, pneumatology and ministry; a relational ontology of ministry; episcopacy, ecumenism, ordination vows and wisdom for team ministry.