The collected works of James Wm. Mcclendon, Jr. / Ryan Andrew Newson, Andrew C. Wright, editors ; foreword by Nancey Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClendon, James Wm., Jr. (James William), 1924-2000, author.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Christian ethics.

Baptists--Doctrines.

Baptists.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco : Baylor University Press, 2014-

Contents:

Part I Waiting: The Coming of the Lord

§1 "What's Coming Next? An Advent Sermon" Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37 15

§2 "The Coming Revolution" Isaiah 9:2-7 21

§3 "What If Time Stopped? Another Advent Sermon" Malachi 4 23

§4 "Christ Present" John 1:13-18 29

Part II On the Way: The Path of Discipleship

§5 "Has God Made a Mistake about the Future?" (Ash Wednesday) Isaiah 2:4f. 37

§6 "To Gather Together the Scattered Children of God" (Ash Wednesday) John 11:47-53 43

§7 "Polycarp, Biography, and Theology" (Feast Day of Polycarp) Matthew 20:20-28; Revelation 2:8-11 47

§8 "Born Again?" John 3:4 51

§9 "When Jesus Fails, What Then?" Matthew 10:23 57

§10 "Knowing the One Tiling Needful" Luke 10:38-42 61

§11 "Why Jesus Wept" Luke 13:31-35 67

§12 "The Things That Are Caesar's" Mark 12:17a 73

§13 "Gospel to the Lonely" Mark 14:3-9 77

§14 "With Basin and Towel" Jeremiah 3:12f; John 13:1-9 79

§15 "The Thirteenth Cross" Mark 8:34-38 83

§16 "For Whom Did He Die?" Jeremiah 31:31-37: John 12:20-33 89

§17 'Judas: The Passion of Leadership" Matthew 26:14; Romans 8:32; Luke 1:1f. 95

Part III A Whole New World

§18 "The Death of Death on Faster Day" John 20:11a 101

§19 "The Return of the Gardener" John 20:15 107

§20 "I Have My Doubts" John 20:19-33 111

§21 "What Really Happened at Easter?" Luke 24:13-35 117

§22 "Earth Matters: An Easter Sermon" John 21:9-14; Genesis 1:24-31 123

§23 "Bloodlust and the Gospel" Luke 24:44f.p129

Part IV The Time of the Spirit-Filled Community

A The Gathered Community of Christ

§24 "Tell Jesus Good-bye" Acts 1:6-11 134

§25 "James and Justice" (Feast Day of St. James) James 2:1-17 141

§26 "The End of the World" Luke 17:20-25 147

§27 "What Makes the Bible [Come] True?" Luke 4:14-21;.Nehemiah 8:1-8 153

§28 "Why Have a Church?" John 20:21-23 159

§29 "Eyes of Faith" Hebrews 12:18-25 165

§30 "Conversions" (Feast of the Conversion of the Apostle Paul) Galatians 1:16 169

B The Ongoing Adventure

§31 "How to Live with a God Who Won't Stay Put" Job 31:29-40: John 4:19-26 175

§32 "Rendezvous on a Strange Planet" Exodus 10:21-26; John 8:12-19 181

§33 "The Generation Struggle" Deuteronomy 5:16, 6:20-25 189

§34 "The Good Old Days" Judges 6:13 195

§35 "The Half-Christians" Daniel 2; Ads 25:13-26:32 201

§36 "Isaiah's Gospel: Good News for Tough Times" Isaiah 43:16-21 207

§37 "Starling Over" Amos 1:1f 3:3-6 211

C Witness to the World to Come

§38 "What Is This Ministry? Ail Ordination Sermon" John 21:18 219

§39 "Is It Peace?" Jeremiah 6:11-15 223

§40 "Rediscovering Heaven" (All Saints' Day) Revelation 7:9-12 227

§41 "Apocalypse: A Christian View of History" Psalm 79; Revelation 6:1-11 233

§42 "The Inner Secret of Membership" Romans 5:17-6:23 241

§43 "The Creative Witness of the Cross" John 12:24 247

Part V Appendices

§44 "Confession of Faith: U.S.A., 1972" 253

§45 "Prophetic Preaching as Witness" 255

§46 "How to Preach the Gospel" Psalm 119:99 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781481300919

1481300911

1481300954

9781481300957

OCLC:

871062790