Evaluating Fresh Expressions: Explorations in Emerging Church : Responses to the Changing Face of Ecclesiology in the Church of England - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853118168 ISBN 13: 9781853118166

Casa editrice: Canterbury Pr Norwich, 2008

Riassunto

The Fresh Expressions initiative, a joint Anglican and Methodist venture launched in 2004, has attracted increasing interest from academics, clergy and laity, yet there is very little that offers critical reflection on it. This is the natural successor to John Hull's useful short critique in Mission- Shaped Church: a theological response, and key authors assess the impact of mission-shaped thinking and practice from a variety of angles. An impressive line up of contributors first asks what counts as a `fresh expression' and who decides. Part 1 explores what postmodern ways of viewing the world means for the way churches explore truth and uncertainty, and tradition as an evolving rather than a static enterprise. Part 2 uses real examples to examines who attends `fresh expressions' and what it incarnational theology looks like in practice. Part 3 considers the implications for clergy training and whether there is a case for making `pioneer ministry' a discrete type. The conclusion asks whether a `mixed church economy' can really work.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Canterbury Pr Norwich
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1853118168
• ISBN 13: 9781853118166
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 234
• Redattore: Nelstrop Louise, Percy Martyn