A church drawing near : spirituality and mission in a post-Christian culture / / by Paul Avis

• Autore: Avis Paul <1947->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : T & T Clark International, , [2003]; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 261
• Soggetto topico: Mission of the church; Spirituality
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Beyond the privatization of faith -- For the healing of the nations -- Modernity and secularization -- Post-modernity and fragmentation -- Spirituality and mission -- Transformations of being -- The cross in community -- The primacy of the pastoral.
• Sommario/riassunto: The book begins by defining the core tasks (or mission) of the Church in biblical and theological terms, and then asks how these tasks can best be carried out in the conditions of modernity and post-modernity. Paul Avis describes and evaluates contemporary expressions of spirituality, drawing on many empirical studies; the functions of the Church''s ''occasional offices'' or rites of passage; the ways in which the Church and its ministers can engage constructively with the community and with civil society; the pastoral method in mission and its practical, policy consequences. Throughout the bo
• Titolo autorizzato: A church drawing near
• ISBN: 0-567-42492-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786427103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II