Found in the Middle!: Theology and Ethics for Christians Who are Both Liberal and Evangelical - Softcover

Wildman, Wesley J.; Garner, Stephen Chapin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566993814 ISBN 13: 9781566993814

Publisher: Alban Institute, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

There exists a deep and broad population of Christians who feel the labels of 'liberal' and 'evangelical' both describe their faith and limit their expression of it. By working to reclaim the traditional, historical meanings of these terms, and showing how they complement rather than oppose each other, Wesley Wildman and Stephen Chapin Gardner stake a claim for the moderate Christian voice in today's polarized society. Found in the Middle! offers a foundational approach to the theology and ethics that undergird a congregation where moderate Christians can thrive. Wildman and Garner serve as helpful guides on a quest for a humble theology, an intelligible gospel message, a compelling view of church unity, and a radical ethics deeply satisfying to most Christians with both liberal and evangelical instincts. Pastors, congregational leaders, seminarians, and all thoughtful Christians will learn how truly moderate Christianity can unite the compassionate openness and social activism of liberal Christianity with the magnetism and spiritual fervor of evangelical Christianity. You may feel lost in the middle, but you are not alone there. The middle may be the place where you find yourself living most authentically.

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About the Author:

Wesley J. Wildman is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at Boston University. His research and writing focuses on interdisciplinary topics connecting religion with the natural and social sciences. He is ordained in the Uniting Church in Australia and has seven years of full-time parish experience in moderate Christian churches. Stephen Chapin Garner is the senior pastor of the United Church of Christ in Norwell, Massachusetts. He has just completed his DMin in homiletics focusing on the role of first-person narratives in sermons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alban Institute, Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1566993814
• ISBN 13: 9781566993814
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 185