| Diversity of Discipleship Contributor(s): Coalter, Milton J. (Editor), Mulder, John M. (Editor), Weeks, Louis B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 066425196X ISBN-13: 9780664251963 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1991 Annotation: This volume is about discipleship, the common pursuit of Christians. Each volume in The Presbyterian presence series examines some facet of Presbyterian discipleship in the twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Discipleship - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian |
| Dewey: 285.1 |
| LCCN: 91004517 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.26" W x 8.05" (1.00 lbs) 415 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume considers three issues in the Presbyterian Church that have proved to be perplexing to the witness of faith: outreach, ecumenism, and pluralism. The first four essays illustrate that troubling questions about the church's witness arose in this century and divided Presbyterian opinion in the midst of American social problems. Thus, verbal and physical outreach became competing priorities. The final five essays examine racial/ethnic Presbyterian experiences. Examples of the interlocking and sometimes interfering interplay of outreach, ecumenism, and pluralism in the quest for distinctive Presbyterian discipleship are discussed. Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, the Presbyterian Presence series illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coalter, Milton J.: - Milton J. Coalter is Library Directorand William B. and Mildred L. Nivison Professor at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virgina. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Mulder, John M.: - John M. Mulder was formerly President and Professor of Historical Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of several books on Presbyterian history.Weeks, Louis B.: - Louis B. Weeks is President Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. He formerly served as a stated supply pastor and as a missionary in the Presbyterian Church in Congo (then Zaire). He has written broadly about church history, ethics, development, administration, the Bible, pastoral care, and ministry. His books include To Be a Presbyterian, The Presbyterian Presence: Bible Words That Shape a Faith, and Making Ethical Decisions. |