Diakonia in the Classical Reformed Tradition and Today
Author: Elsie Anne McKee
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Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780783779638
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Elsie Anne McKee
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Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780783779638
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Elsie Anne McKee
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780802803528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John N. Collins
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780819219336
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Is the deacon a minister for our times? Written for deacons of all denominations, this book has implications for the whole church as the issues it raises go beyond the diaconate and touch on the nature of the church itself, on its ministry and its use of the scriptures. It is essential reading for bishops and members of synods with responsibilities for deacons as well as for those who develop or deliver programmes for deacons, for those who might be considering becoming a deacon and for all those who like to be informed about what is going on in the church today.
Author: Earl S. Johnson
Publisher: Geneva Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780664502379
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the duties and offices of a deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Author: Donald K. McKim
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 1998-03-11
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 1579101046
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A compilation of thirty-seven essays outlining and exemplifying Reformed views on the major Christian doctrines and practices. As editor Donald McKim notes, this volume constitutes the Òonly substantial theological reference tool for studying the major emphases of Reformed theology.Ó
Author: John N. Collins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014-06-16
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0199367582
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Diakonia Studies closes the account on John N. Collins's 40 years of involvement in groundbreaking linguistic research and argumentation concerning the nature and functioning of Christian ministry. Dispute has swirled around the Greek term diakonia for 50 years. Once seen as enshrining the New Testament value of loving Christian service-what Jerome Murphy-O'Connor called "one of the dogmas of New Testament scholarship"-the word was exposed by Dieter Georgi in 1964 as arguably meaning something quite different. In 1974 John N. Collins published his first paper on the issue, pointing to inadequacies in Georgi's brief account. Then in 1990 Collins published his exhaustive semantic survey, Diakonia: Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources. His re-interpretation was variously hailed as "devastating," "provocative," "unfashionable," and "a scholarly avalanche whose conclusions are inescapable." Since then, the book has stood at the center of "the Collins-Debate." Meanwhile Collins's findings have been incorporated in the authoritative Danker Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Diakonia Studies examines, in a non-technical way (i.e., without appeal to particulars of Greek), the reasons why theologians need not only to review cherished readings of leading New Testament passages but also to reassess what some passages might really be saying about the nature and delivery of ministry. These third-millennium issues are the matter of the final papers in the volume, reminding churches of the ministry they have received and of their filed-away commitments to an ecumenically-charged ministry. Among the topics considered are ordained and lay ministries, the tension between office and charism, and prospects for deacons when a diakonia of loving service no longer defines their call.
Author: Robert Benedetto
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-10-15
Total Pages: 895
ISBN-13: 1538130041
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As its name implies, the Reformed tradition grew out of the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Reformed churches consider themselves to be the Catholic Church reformed. The movement originated in the reform efforts of Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) of Zurich and John Calvin (1509-1564) of Geneva. Although the Reformed movement was dependent upon many Protestant leaders, it was Calvin's tireless work as a writer, preacher, teacher, and social and ecclesiastical reformer that provided a substantial body of literature and an ethos from which the Reformed tradition grew. Today, the Reformed churches are a multicultural, multiethnic, and multinational phenomenon. Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on leaders, personalities, events, facts, movements, and beliefs of the Reformed churches. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about reformed churches.
Author: Alan PF Sell
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 0227901835
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What is it to confess the Christian faith, and what is the status of formal confessions of faith? How far does the context inform the content of the confession? These questions are addressed in Part One, with reference to the Reformed tradition in general, and to its English and Welsh Dissenting strand in particular. In an adverse political context the Dissenters' plea for toleration under the law was eventually granted. The question of tolerance remains alive in our very different context, andin addition we face the challenge of confessing and commending the faith in an intellectual environment in which many question Christianity's relevance and rebut traditional defences of it. In Part Two it is recognised that Christian confessing is an ecclesial, not simply an individual, calling, and that the one confessing church catholic is visibly divided over doctrine and practice. Suggestions for ameliorating this situation are offered, though the final resolution may be a matter for theeschaton. Until then Christians are called to witness faithfully and to live hopefully as citizens of heaven. In an epilogue the challenges and pitfalls of systematic theology as a discipline involving both confession and commendation are explored.
Author: Erwin Fahlbusch
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 1132
ISBN-13: 9780802824134
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This multifaceted and up-to-date encyclopedia is sure to be of interest to pastors and church workers of all confessions, equally so to students, scholars, and researchers around the world who are interested in any aspect of Christianity or religion in general. The first volume contains 465 articles that address a comprehensive list of topics.
Author: Miranda N. Pillay
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Published: 2009-12-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1920338160
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →?It is Denise Ackermann?s work towards the humanity of all which prompted this particular collection of essays in her honour. The idea of honouring Denise with a Festschrift for her 70th birthday was first discussed in 2005 among members of the Cape Town Chapter of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians who met at Denise?s home at the time.? ? Editors