The church for the world : a theology of public witness / Jennifer M. McBride.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBride, Jennifer M., 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and the world.

Protestant churches--United States.

Protestant churches.

Repentance--Protestant churches--Social aspects--United States.

Repentance.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on the work of German pastor-theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jennifer McBride constructs a new theology of public witness for American Protestant church communities based on the public expression of repentance and redemption.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; PART ONE: Public Witness in a Pluralistic Society; 1 Introduction: Confession and Repentance as Public Witness; 2 Evaluating Public Witness in the United States; PART TWO: A Theology of Public Witness Based on Bonhoeffer's Thought; 3 Christ's Public Presence: The Foundation and Form for Ecclesial Witness; 4 Belonging: Participation in the World's Christological Pattern; 5 The Church's Public Presence: Visibility through Confession and Repentance; PART THREE: Contours of a Repenting Church

6 The Eleuthero Community: Confession and Repentance through Unlearning and Learning Anew7 The Southeast White House: A Local Presence in a Neglected Neighborhood; Conclusion: Concrete Implications of an Ecclesial Witness Based on Repentance; Notes; Selected Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Scriptural Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045414-8

0-19-936794-9

9786613423733

1-283-42373-1

0-19-990956-3

OCLC:

774496842