RetroChristianity
Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4335-2848-4 (ISBN)
Description
If the church fathers or Reformers showed up at your church, would they worship... or run?
The time has come for evangelicals to reclaim the forgotten faith. And this means doing something many are reluctant to do. It means reflecting on the past to rethink the present and inform the future. It means thinking not just biblically and theologically, but also historically.
RetroChristianity challenges us to think critically and constructively about those who have come before us and how that informs our current beliefs, values, and practices. This book will adjust our attitudes about evangelicalism, and will lead us along a time-tested path toward a brighter future.
The time has come for evangelicals to reclaim the forgotten faith. And this means doing something many are reluctant to do. It means reflecting on the past to rethink the present and inform the future. It means thinking not just biblically and theologically, but also historically.
RetroChristianity challenges us to think critically and constructively about those who have come before us and how that informs our current beliefs, values, and practices. This book will adjust our attitudes about evangelicalism, and will lead us along a time-tested path toward a brighter future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-2848-4 (9781433528484)
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E-Book
04/2012
Crossway
€11.23
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Person
Michael J. Svigel (PhD) is the department chair and professor of theological studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a popular teacher, speaker, and author.
Content
Part 1: The Case for RetroChristianity Excursus: What Is Evangelicalism?
1. How Did It Come to This?
2. Going Retro without Going Wrong
3. What Is RetroChristianity?
Part 2: RetroOrthodoxy: Preserving the Faith for the Future
4. The First Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Never Change and Never Should
5. The Second Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Have Never Been the Same and Never Will Be
6. The Third Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Grow Clear through Trial and Error
Part 3: RetroClesiology: Beyond the Preference-Driven Church
7. Church Classic: Four Common Myths and Four Classic Marks
8. The Essential Marks of a Local Church
9. The Essential Works of a Local Church
Part 4: RetroSpirituality: Living the Forgotten Faith Today
10. From "Me" to "We": Growing Together in Christ 11. From "We" to "Me": Nurturing Personal Christian Identity
12. Where Do We Go from Here? From Retrospect to Prospects
1. How Did It Come to This?
2. Going Retro without Going Wrong
3. What Is RetroChristianity?
Part 2: RetroOrthodoxy: Preserving the Faith for the Future
4. The First Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Never Change and Never Should
5. The Second Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Have Never Been the Same and Never Will Be
6. The Third Canon of RetroOrthodoxy: Some Things Grow Clear through Trial and Error
Part 3: RetroClesiology: Beyond the Preference-Driven Church
7. Church Classic: Four Common Myths and Four Classic Marks
8. The Essential Marks of a Local Church
9. The Essential Works of a Local Church
Part 4: RetroSpirituality: Living the Forgotten Faith Today
10. From "Me" to "We": Growing Together in Christ 11. From "We" to "Me": Nurturing Personal Christian Identity
12. Where Do We Go from Here? From Retrospect to Prospects