Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608992500
Size: 33.52 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234
View: 7185
Book Description: The Presbyterian Pendulum is a study in mainline Protestant social ethics with a focus on the Presbyterian Church (USA). This book is written for the church with the hope that it will provide theological foundation and spiritual encouragement for our efforts to find unity despite the diversity of convictions and perspectives in our midst. This is a historical study of the significant social and political issues to which the church responded throughout the twentieth century. With a foundation in solid historical research, this book offers the compelling thesis that the Presbyterian Church is at its best when the wild diversity of worldviews, theological perspectives, and convictions are encouraged. Even more, the book offers the spiritually rich thesis that it is in this wild diversity, not despite of it, that the providence of God is seen and known. What is unique and compelling about this study is the guiding metaphor of the pendulum swinging. The vast difference of opinion in the church around social issues has historically always been true, is necessary today, and itself points to a deeper truth about God's sustaining providence. The church must discern and hold onto that deeper truth. We must let the pendulum swing. It is my hope that this book will be an encouragement for the church even as we continue to be mired in deep conflict.
The Oxford Handbook Of Presbyterianism
Author: Gary Scott Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190608404
Size: 28.68 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 688
View: 1635
Book Description: Presbyterianism emerged during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It spread from the British Isles to North America in the early eighteenth century. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Presbyterian denominations grew throughout the world. Today, there are an estimated 35 million Presbyterians in dozens of countries. The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism provides a state of the art reference tool written by leading scholars in the fields of religious studies and history. These thirty five articles cover major facets of Presbyterian history, theological beliefs, worship practices, ecclesiastical forms and structures, as well as important ethical, political, and educational issues. Eschewing parochial and sectarian triumphalism, prominent scholars address their particular topics objectively and judiciously.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190608404
Size: 28.68 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 688
View: 1635
Book Description: Presbyterianism emerged during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It spread from the British Isles to North America in the early eighteenth century. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Presbyterian denominations grew throughout the world. Today, there are an estimated 35 million Presbyterians in dozens of countries. The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism provides a state of the art reference tool written by leading scholars in the fields of religious studies and history. These thirty five articles cover major facets of Presbyterian history, theological beliefs, worship practices, ecclesiastical forms and structures, as well as important ethical, political, and educational issues. Eschewing parochial and sectarian triumphalism, prominent scholars address their particular topics objectively and judiciously.
The Presbyterian Mission Enterprise
Author: Mark J. Englund-Krieger
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630878782
Size: 39.86 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
View: 7474
Book Description: American Presbyterians have a remarkable heritage of foreign mission work. While today the mission and ministry of the Presbyterian Church and all of mainline Protestantism is in a time of reformation and deep change, it is vital to remember this heritage of world mission. The Presbyterian Mission Enterprise tells this story by highlighting significant mission leaders through the ages. Our story includes Francis Makemie, a colonial-era missionary pastor and church planter who gathered with colleagues to form the first Presbytery in 1706. Tough, old-school Presbyterians like Ashbel Green insisted on a distinctive Presbyterian mission effort, and Presbyterians were among those who heard the call exemplified by William Carey to take the gospel to the whole world. This vision beckoned Walter Lowrie into leadership, and Presbyterians joined the great missionary movement. Robert Speer was a driving force behind this growing movement, negotiating a moderate path through bitter conflicts. After the traumas of World War II, John Coventry Smith worked to reconfigure and redirect the mission enterprise. Now, in an era marked by fragmentation and realignment, leaders like Clifton Kirkpatrick and Hunter Farrell work to continue the Presbyterian mission enterprise as a vital piece of the way forward. Our heritage guides our future.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630878782
Size: 39.86 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224
View: 7474
Book Description: American Presbyterians have a remarkable heritage of foreign mission work. While today the mission and ministry of the Presbyterian Church and all of mainline Protestantism is in a time of reformation and deep change, it is vital to remember this heritage of world mission. The Presbyterian Mission Enterprise tells this story by highlighting significant mission leaders through the ages. Our story includes Francis Makemie, a colonial-era missionary pastor and church planter who gathered with colleagues to form the first Presbytery in 1706. Tough, old-school Presbyterians like Ashbel Green insisted on a distinctive Presbyterian mission effort, and Presbyterians were among those who heard the call exemplified by William Carey to take the gospel to the whole world. This vision beckoned Walter Lowrie into leadership, and Presbyterians joined the great missionary movement. Robert Speer was a driving force behind this growing movement, negotiating a moderate path through bitter conflicts. After the traumas of World War II, John Coventry Smith worked to reconfigure and redirect the mission enterprise. Now, in an era marked by fragmentation and realignment, leaders like Clifton Kirkpatrick and Hunter Farrell work to continue the Presbyterian mission enterprise as a vital piece of the way forward. Our heritage guides our future.
The Presbyterian Review
Author: Charles Augustus Briggs
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Size: 19.63 MB
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 5662
Book Description: Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".
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Size: 19.63 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 5662
Book Description: Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".
The Presbyterian Review
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Size: 62.17 MB
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Languages : en
Pages :
View: 3311
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Size: 62.17 MB
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Category :
Languages : en
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The Presbyterian Quarterly Review
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Size: 73.31 MB
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 7239
Book Description:
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Size: 73.31 MB
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 7239
Book Description:
The Presbyterian Magazine
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Size: 60.95 MB
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 635
Book Description:
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Size: 60.95 MB
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Book Description:
The Presbyterian Magazine
Author: Cortlandt Van Rensselaer
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Size: 34.25 MB
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 5673
Book Description:
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Size: 34.25 MB
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages :
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Book Description:
The Presbyterian Quarterly And Princeton Review
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Size: 40.56 MB
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Category : Presbyterianism
Languages : en
Pages :
View: 7574
Book Description:
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Size: 40.56 MB
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Category : Presbyterianism
Languages : en
Pages :
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Book Description:
History Of The Presbyterian Church In The State Of Kentucky
Author: Robert Davidson
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Size: 65.93 MB
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 371
View: 2405
Book Description:
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Size: 65.93 MB
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 371
View: 2405
Book Description:
