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Leffel Gregory P. <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Faith seeking action : mission, social movements, and the church in motion / / Gregory P. Leffel |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Scarecrow Press, Inc., , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Collana |
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Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements Intercultural Studies ; ; Number 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mission of the church |
Missions |
Sociology, Biblical |
Church and social problems |
Social movements - Religious aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Series Foreword J. Steven O'Malley and Howard A. Snyder; Sub-Series Foreword Michael A. Rynkiewich; Introduction; 1 Mission and Movements; 2 Toward a Missio-Ecclesiology; 3 Social Movements: An Interpretive Framework; 4 The Antiglobalization Movement; 5 The Sanctuary Movement; 6 The Xenos Christian Fellowship House Church Movement; 7 Social Movements: An Action Framework; 8 Missio-Ecclesiology: Faith Seeking Action; 9 Mission and Imagination; Bibliography; Index |
About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Faith Seeking Action, author Gregory Leffel links a description of the church as a global movement with a description of contemporary social movements that are actively challenging today's societies, such as the environmental, global justice, and identity movements. Not surprisingly, Christian communities and communities of social activists |
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