The Local Church in a Global Era: Reflections for a New Century [Paperback]

Max L. Stackhouse (Editor), Tim Dearborn (Editor), Scott R. Paeth (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2005

How is the church being affected by globalization? What does wider and more direct contact between the world religions mean for Christians? What is God doing in the midst of such change? This important volume explores the implications of today's emerging global society for local churches and Christian mission. Prominent scholars, missionaries, and analysts of world trends relate Christian theology and ethics to five clusters of issues-stewardship, prosperity, and justice; faith, learning, and family; the Spirit, wholeness, and health; Christ, the church, and other religions; and conflict, violence, and mission-issues that pastors and congregations will find critical as they think through the mission of the church in our time. Contributors: David Befus Susan Power Bratton Ronald Cole-Turner Tim A. Dearborn Ian T. Douglas Kosuke Koyama John Mbiti James H. Ottley Richard Osmer Scott R. Paeth Cecil M. Robeck Jr. Lamin Sanneh William Schweiker Donald W. Shriver Jr. Max L. Stackhouse Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen Allen Verhey John Witte Jr.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597521221
• ISBN-13: 978-1597521222
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,083,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott R. Paeth is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He works in the fields of Christian Social Ethics and Public Theology. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School. He is the author or editor of five books, including "Public Theology for a Global Society: Essays in Honor of Max Stackhouse" (Eerdmans, 2010); "Exodus Church and Civil Society: Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jurgen Moltmann" (Ashgate, 2008); "Who Do You Say That I Am? Christology and Identity in the United Church of Christ" (United Church Press, 2006); "Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics (Sheed & Ward, 2006)"; and "The Local Church in a Global Era: Reflections for a New Century" (Eerdmans, 2000).