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The theology of the United Church of Canada / Don Schweitzer, Robert C. Fennell, and Michael Bourgeois, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Church of Canada--Doctrines.
- United Church of Canada.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "It's an overview of the theological development of The United Church of Canada, together with analyses of the church's core statements of faith and its place in today's theological landscape. Among the faith perspectives offered in the volume are those on creation, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, sin, mission, and sacraments."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction / John H. Young
- Triune God / Catherine Faith MacLean
- Scripture and revelation in the United Church of Canada / Robert C. Fennell
- The good creation: from classical theism to ecotheology / Harold Wells
- Sin and redemption in the United Church of Canada / Sandra Beardsall
- The christology of the United Church of Canada / Don Schweitzer
- The Holy Spirit / Adrian Jacobs
- Ecclesiology: "Being The United Church of Canada" / Gail Allan and Marilyn Legge
- What are people for? In Christian life, discipleship, and ministry / HyeRan Kim-Cragg
- Sacraments and sacramentality in the United Church of Canada / William S. Kervin
- Practising God's mission beyond Canada / Hyuk Cho
- The United Church's mission work within Canada and its impact on indigenous and ethnic minority communities / Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd
- The end of the world as we know it? (Eschatology) / Michael Bourgeois
- Conclusion ... a work in progress / Don Schweitzer, Robert C. Fennell, and Michael Bourgeois
- Appendix: The United Church of Canada's four subordinate standards.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-388) and index.
- Other Format:
- Theology of the United Church of Canada./
- Online version: Theology of the United Church of Canada.
- ISBN:
- 9781771123952
- 1771123958
- OCLC:
- 1028884707
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