Evangelicalism and the Emerging Church

A Congregational Study of a Vineyard Church
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-26575-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 251 g

Reihe: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology

With the Christian church in the west in decline, some churches are undergoing difficult transitions as they seek to become relevant, to both themselves and their surrounding cultures. Evangelicalism and the Emerging Church details an ethnographic study of a Vineyard congregation making sense of their Vineyard roots and their growing relationship with the self-proclaimed "emerging church" network. Through a rich account of congregational life and tensions, universal issues are raised such as relating to religious parentage, creating safe places for spirituality, Christian growth and maturity, communication with contemporary culture, and the challenges of identity reconstruction. This book is the first to conduct an academic study of a Vineyard congregation in the United Kingdom.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Labanow, Cory E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Approaching the emerging church; Becoming familiar with Jacobsfield vineyard; Hearing the stories of Jacobsfield vineyard; identifying a central theological question; Reflections for a wider context; Appendices; Works cited; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Cory Labanow is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Practical Theology program at the University of Aberdeen. In addition to formal theological training, he has an ongoing history of voluntary service in various church networks. Currently he works as a special education teacher in an urban high-need school in New York City.