| Then And Now - The Historic Church And The Younger Churches Contributor(s): Foster, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406788619 ISBN-13: 9781406788617 Publisher: Pomona Press OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: This is not the first time that the Christian Church has been up against a hostile world. The issues which the Younger Churches face today were present in a marked degree to the Church of the first centuries. Relating his study of the early Church to his missionary experience, the author gives us a new presentation of Church History which has its centre in what he describes as 'the greatest event in modern history' - the emergence of the Universal Church. Contents include - THE RUIN OF THE WORLD AND THE UPBUILDING OF THE CHURCH - The fall of a city - The City of God Remaineth - The Churches and the Church - THE HEROIC AGE IS COME AGAIN - The Early Church and the Younger churches - Emperor Worship-Then and now - The Universal Church and its Local Manifestation - EDUCATION FOR WORLD-CHURCHMANSHIP - The World-Church and Religious Education - The Church-World - Denying and World-Affirming - Churchmanship in the Universal Church |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: This is not the first time that the Christian Church has been up against a hostile world. The issues which the Younger Churches face today were present in a marked degree to the Church of the first centuries. Relating his study of the early Church to his missionary experience, the author gives us a new presentation of Church History which has its centre in what he describes as 'the greatest event in modern history' - the emergence of the Universal Church. Contents Include THE RUIN OF THE WORLD AND THE UPBUILDING OF THE CHURCH The fall of a city The City of God Remaineth The Churches and the Church THE HEROIC AGE IS COME AGAIN The Early Church and the Younger churches Emperor Worship-Then and now The Universal Church and its Local Manifestation EDUCATION FOR WORLD-CHURCHMANSHIP The World-Church and Religious Education The Church-World Denying and World-Affirming Churchmanship in the Universal Church |