03292nam 2200673 450 991079058580332120230207231940.01-4616-5857-8(CKB)2550000001110425(EBL)1343779(OCoLC)855969997(SSID)ssj0000953748(PQKBManifestationID)11511005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000953748(PQKBWorkID)10928433(PQKB)11382097(MiAaPQ)EBC1343779(Au-PeEL)EBL1343779(CaPaEBR)ebr10926686(CaONFJC)MIL510348(EXLCZ)99255000000111042520140908h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFaith seeking action mission, social movements, and the church in motion /Gregory P. LeffelLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Scarecrow Press, Inc.,2007.©20071 online resource (320 p.)Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements Intercultural Studies ;Number 1Description based upon print version of record.0-8108-5803-7 1-299-79097-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAbout the AuthorIn 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 share much in common as they each work to enrich their societies. It is natural then to ask what missionally-concerned Christians may learn from social movements about the public role of their churches, the connection of their beliefs to social change, aRevitalization.Intercultural studies ;Number 1.Mission of the churchMissionsSociology, BiblicalChurch and social problemsSocial movementsReligious aspectsMission of the church.Missions.Sociology, Biblical.Church and social problems.Social movementsReligious aspects.261/.1Leffel Gregory P.1953-1537351MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790585803321Faith seeking action3786586UNINA