Friendship: Exploring its Implications for the Church in Postmodernity (Ecclesiological Investigations)

Steve Summers

ISBN 10: 0567490645 / ISBN 13: 9780567490643

Published by T&T Clark January 2010, 2010

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No jacket, as published. Very minor scuffing to the covers, a smudge on textblock foredge. Text is pristine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Friendship: Exploring its Implications for the Church in Postmodernity (Ecclesiological Investigations)
• Publisher: T&T Clark January 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567490645
• ISBN 13: 9780567490643
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theology

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Synopsis

Is the Church a community of friends? Steve Summers explores the significance of friendship for our understanding of the church today. Since Jesus' statement in St John's gospel "I call you friends" the concept of friendship has had a huge influence on the Christian understanding of community. But is the historical understanding of friendship enough to serve the needs of the church in a post-modern age? Steve Summers explores the limits of the concept as well as it's possible use in contemporary ecclesiology.

About the Author

Revd. Steve Summers is an Anglican parish priest in the Diocese of Portsmouth. He has a particular interest in how the Church engages with postmodern culture.