Most people think of evangelism as something an individual does--one person talking to one or more other people about the gospel. Bryan Stone, however, argues that evangelism is the duty and call of the entire church as a body of witness. Evangelism after Christendom explores what it means to understand and put to work evangelism as a rich practice of the church, grounding evangelism in the stories of Israel, Jesus, and the Apostles. This thorough treatment is marked by an astute sensitivity to the ways in which Christian evangelism has in the past been practiced violently, intentionally or unintentionally. Pointing to exemplars both Protestant and Catholic, Stone shows pastors, professors, and students how evangelism can work nonviolently.
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Centers evangelism on the church as a body of witness, reimagining the practice of evangelism from within a post-Constantinian, postliberal narrative of the church and world.
Introduction: Reclaiming the E-word
Part 1: The "Practice" of Evangelism
1. Is Evangelism a Practice?
Part 2: The Story of the People of God
2. Israel and the Calling Forth of a People
3. The Evangelistic Significance of Jesus
4. Apostolic Evangelism and the Genesis of the Church
Part 3: Rival Narratives, Subverted Evangelism
5. The Constantinian Story
6. The Story of Modernity
Part 4: The Evangelizing Community
7. Evangelism and Ecclesia
8. Evangelism as a Practice of the Holy Spirit
9. Context and Conversion
Part 5: Evangelism as a Virtuous Practice
10. Martyrdom and Virtue Conclusion: Evangelism before a Watching World Bibliography
Index
Part 1: The "Practice" of Evangelism
1. Is Evangelism a Practice?
Part 2: The Story of the People of God
2. Israel and the Calling Forth of a People
3. The Evangelistic Significance of Jesus
4. Apostolic Evangelism and the Genesis of the Church
Part 3: Rival Narratives, Subverted Evangelism
5. The Constantinian Story
6. The Story of Modernity
Part 4: The Evangelizing Community
7. Evangelism and Ecclesia
8. Evangelism as a Practice of the Holy Spirit
9. Context and Conversion
Part 5: Evangelism as a Virtuous Practice
10. Martyrdom and Virtue Conclusion: Evangelism before a Watching World Bibliography
Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781587431944
Publisert
2007-03-01
Utgiver
Baker Publishing Group; Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Vekt
494 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
167 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336
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