Adventist Interchurch Relations

Adventist Interchurch Relations PDF

Author: Stefan Höschele

Publisher: V&R Unipress

Published: 2022-09-05

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 3847014633

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This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of Seventhday Adventist interchurch relations – a 20-million member body whose ecumenical stance has so far been underresearched. For the sake of interpreting denominational involvement and reservations in Adventism as well as beyond, the study develops a new academic approach to ecumenism based on Relational Models Theory, a comprehensive social science paradigm of interpreting human relationships. The resulting typology of ecumenical interactions and the historical case study of Adventism suggest that such a relational interpretation of ecumenical interaction sheds light on many of the unresolved issues in ecumenics – such as divergent concepts of unity, difficulties in recognition processes, and the permanence of denominationalism.

Interchurch and Interfaith Relations

Interchurch and Interfaith Relations PDF

Author: Stefan Höschele

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9783631610565

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A comprehensive collection of Seventh-day Adventist texts and statements on interchurch and interfaith relations. With more than 16 million baptized members and about 30 million adherents in total today, this church is a global Christian movement. It attempts to document a phenomenon found in other less ecumenically inclined denominations as well.

Foundations of the Seventh-Day Adventist Message and Mission

Foundations of the Seventh-Day Adventist Message and Mission PDF

Author: P. Gerard Damsteegt

Publisher:

Published: 1977-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780943872452

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This description of the origins and basic theology of the Seventh-day Adventist church shows how the church has become one of the most widespread Protestant denominations. Damsteegt¿s analysis of the Scriptural basis of the church helps to explain its missionary nature.

Contours of European Adventism

Contours of European Adventism PDF

Author: Stefan Höschele

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 3935480539

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Contours of European Adventism offers scholarly articles based on papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium organized by the Institute of Adventist Studies of Friedensau Adventist University, Germany, April 23-26, 2018. It also contains the first comprehensive bibliography of Adventism in Europe. The contributions represent a wide range of Adventist historical scholarship in Europe. They analyze historical, missiological, theological and socio-political issues that have colored the life of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in Europe.

The Church as Safe Haven

The Church as Safe Haven PDF

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-11-23

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9004383727

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The Church as Safe Haven conceptualizes the rise of Chinese Christianity as a new civilizational paradigm that encouraged individuals and communities to construct a sacred order for empowerment in modern China.

The Kingdom of the Cults

The Kingdom of the Cults PDF

Author: Walter Martin

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive reference work containing a thorough analysis of all the major cults and the significant minor cults.

Inter-church Relations

Inter-church Relations PDF

Author: Brendan Leahy

Publisher: Veritas Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 9781847300959

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Essays on relations between Christian churches in Ireland, set against the backdrop of international ecumenism.

Christian Remnant - African Folk Church

Christian Remnant - African Folk Church PDF

Author: Stefan Höschele

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-11-30

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9047422686

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The growth of Christianity in Africa during the twentieth century is one of the most fascinating shifts in the history of religions. This book presents a history of the Tanzanian Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is representative of this shift in many respects: slow beginnings, struggles over cultural issues, the emergence of a unique church life combining denominational heritage and African elements, frictions with governments, and the development of popular theology. Yet Tanzanian Adventism also exemplifies an important phenomenon which has been given little attention so far - the transformation of minority denominations to dominant religions. This study breaks new ground in analyzing how the Adventist “remnant” developed into an African “folk church” while attempting to remain true to its original ethos.

Pattern for Progress

Pattern for Progress PDF

Author: Walter Raymond Beach

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780828003094

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Pattern for Progress, after examining the organizational structure of the early Christian church, compares it with our current structure, and pinpoints areas of concern and opportunities for improvement. - Preface: Neal C Wilson, Introduction, 1. What and Where Is the Church?, 2. The Calling and Preparation of a People, 3. A Church With a Message and a Mission, 4. A World Church and Representative Organization, 5. The Church and Leadership, 6. The Church's Ordained Ministry, 7. Wheels Within Wheels-and a Hand!, 8. Geographical Districts and Union Conference, 9. Divisional Sections of the General Conference, 10. Administrative Roles and Relationships, 11. The Church, Modern Syncretism, and Indigenization, 12. Traditional Organizational Pitfalls and Eddies, 13. Leadership and Followership, 14. Why a Church Manual?, 15. When the World Church Meets, 16. Adventism and Ecumenism, 17. Windows of Vulnerability, 18. Preserving the Worldwid Unity of the Church, 19. Unity in Organization and Structure, 20. The Essence of Adventism, Appendixes, Index