
Post-Christendom
Church and Mission in a Strange New World. Second Edition
Stuart Murray(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 10. January 2018
272 pages
978-1-4982-4310-0 (ISBN)
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Western societies are experiencing a series of disorientating culture shifts. Uncertain where we are heading, observers use "post" words to signal that familiar landmarks are disappearing, but we cannot yet discern the shape of what is emerging. One of the most significant shifts, "post-Christendom," raises many questions about the mission and role of the church in this strange new world.
What does it mean to be one of many minorities in a culture that the church no longer dominates? How do followers of Jesus engage in mission from the margins? What do we bring with us as precious resources from the fading Christendom era, and what do we lay down as baggage that will weigh us down on our journey into post-Christendom?
Post-Christendom identifies the challenges and opportunities of this unsettling but exciting time. Stuart Murray presents an overview of the formation and development of the Christendom system, examines the legacies this has left, and highlights the questions that the Christian community needs to consider in this period of cultural transition.
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United States
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Stuart Murray is a freelance trainer and consultant working under the auspices of the Anabaptist Network in the United Kingdom. He is the author of several books, including Church after Christendom (2005), The Naked Anabaptist (2011), and A Vast Minority (2015).
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1: The End of Christendom
- Snapshots of Post-Christendom
- What Post-Christendom Is Not
- The Meaning of Post-Christendom
- Chapter 2: The Coming of Christendom
- The Achievement of Christendom
- Constantine
- From Pre-Christendom to Christendom
- Constantine's Successors
- Converting the Empire
- Some Questions
- Chapter 3: The Expansion of Christendom
- From the Margins to the Center
- From the Center to the Margins
- Strengthening the Center
- Extending the Boundaries
- How Christian was Christendom?
- More Questions
- Chapter 4: The Christendom Shift
- Augustine
- Summarizing the Christendom Shift
- Illustrating the Christendom Shift
- Objections to the Christendom Shift
- Alternatives to the Christendom Shift
- Chapter 5: The Heart of Christendom
- The Culture of Christendom
- Truth and Violence
- The Bible
- The Church
- Mission
- Marginal Voices
- Chapter 6: The Disintegration of Christendom
- Christendom in Turmoil
- Reforming Christendom
- Rejecting Christendom
- Reflecting on Christendom
- Chapter 7: The Christendom Legacy
- The Demise of Christendom in Western Europe
- Vestiges of Christendom
- The Christendom Mindset
- Responding to the Christendom Legacy
- Chapter 8: Post-Christendom: Mission
- Mission in Late Christendom
- Evangelism in Post-Christendom
- Mission in a Plural Society
- Church and Society
- Church and State
- Chapter 9: Post-Christendom: Church
- What Kind of Church?
- Emerging Church
- The Post-Christendom Lens
- Inherited Church
- Simple Church
- Reimagining Church
- Revival or Survival?
- Chapter 10: Post-Christendom: Resources
- Church
- Bible
- Theology
- Imagery
- Terminology
- Jesus at the Center
- Appendix 1: The Donatists
- Appendix 2: The Waldensians
- Appendix 3: The Lollards
- Appendix 4: The Anabaptists
- Bibliography
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