Böcker av Jeffrey P Greenman

Mark Husbands and Jeffrey P. Greenman bring together select essays from the 2007 Wheaton Theology Conference; Ancient Faith for the Church's Future demonstrates the vitality and significance of the early church for contemporary Christian witness and practice. These fourteen essays provide for a significant evangelical resourcement by considering the importance of the thought and practice of the patristic church especially for our (1) interpreting Scripture, (2) engaging in missional witness through hospitality, social justice and evangelism, (3) renewing our worship and prayer, (4) grasping afresh our salvation through Jesus Christ, and (5) authentically engaging our surrounding culture. Fresh and forward - looking, this book leads the way toward a deeply rooted church that points beyond contemporary evangelical accommodation to civil religion, privatism and enlightenment methodologies toward its true vocation to bear vital witness to God's present and coming kingdom. Contributors include Christopher A. Hall, Brian E. Daley, D.H. Williams, Michael Graves, Peter J. Leithart, Nicholas Perrin, Christine Pohl, George Kalantzis, Alan Dreider, John Witvliet, Paul I. Kim, D. Stephen Long, and Jason Byassee.

Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was one of the world''s last great polymaths and one of the most important Christian thinkers of his time, engaging the world with a simplicity, sincerity, courage, and passion that few have matched. However, Ellul is an often misunderstood thinker. As more than fifty books and over one thousand articles bear his name, embarking on a study of Ellul''s thought can be daunting. This book provides an introduction to Ellul''s life and work, analyzing and assessing his thought across the most important themes of his scholarship. Readers will see that his remarkably broad field of vision, clarity of focus, and boldly prophetic voice make his work worth reading and considering, rereading and discussing.""Understanding Jacques Ellul is an academic treasure. . . . The complicated correlation between Ellul''s biblical thinking and his social theoretical work is developed with extraordinary sophistication. This book lives up to its own internal promise, demonstrating with impeccable scholarship Ellul''s distinctiveness as a Christian thinker.""--Clifford Christians, University of Illinois""Understanding Jacques Ellul is a useful introduction to the prolific author, who was a sociologist, historian, and a Christian. This book is the first to give equal weight to his secular and Christian views. Given Ellul''s voluminous writings, the authors had to be selective, and their choice of topics is excellent.""--Richard Stivers, Professor of Sociology, Illinois State University""Jacques Ellul was one of the twentieth century''s most insightful Christian analysts of contemporary society. His writings remain of great value for Christian mission today. This study shows his continued relevance through its accessible, well-informed introduction and overview of some of the many key themes in his extensive corpus. I hope it introduces Ellul''s thought to a new generation of Christian disciples and scholars.""--Andrew Goddard, Associate Director, Kirby Laing Institute of Christian Ethics""This revealing overview of Ellul''s life and work enables us to grasp the underlying unity of his principal interests: communication and Christianity. . . . This balanced study will be of prime service to anyone who [wishes to] understand Ellul''s thought and insights.""--Eric McLuhan, author of Know Thyself: Action and PerceptionJeffrey P. Greenman is Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Christian Ethics at Wheaton College (IL).Read M. Schuchardt is Associate Professor of Communication at Wheaton College (IL).Noah J. Toly is Director of Urban Studies and Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College (IL).