On Being the Church in These Precarious Times - Softcover

Braaten, Carl E.; Bradosky, Rev. John F.; Nestingen, Dr. James Arne; Senn, Rev. Frank C.; Turnbull, Dr. Stephan; Wilson, Rev. Sarah Hinlicky; Yeago, Dr. David S.; Yoder, Rev. Nathan H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189292126X ISBN 13: 9781892921260

Publisher: American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, 2014

Synopsis

This book contains the addresses delivered at the fourth CORE theological conference, held and sponsored by the Lutheran Coalition for Renewal along with the North American Lutheran Church on August 6-7, 2013, at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.What kind of church are we talking about? What is so precarious about the times in which we live? Christianity has had to contend increasingly with a militant secularization that we clearly see in the loss of religious substance in public culture, the massive prejudice against Christian beliefs and moral values, the presence of an ever-growing practical atheism, and a diminished respect for human life. Such secularization means no moral boundaries, no normative frameworks, and no grand stories – such as the great biblical story of God reclaiming the whole of creation. It means the dissolution of the idea of truth, the notion that everything is relative, and that there’s no right way to live or think or believe.How should churches respond to this dire demographic and sociological moral crisis? This volume speaks the truth in relevant answers to the faithful body of Christ.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Lutheran Publicity Bureau
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 189292126X
• ISBN 13: 9781892921260
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136