From Generation to Generation: The Renewal of the Church According to Its Own Theology and PracticeWestminster John Knox Press, 01 հնվ, 1990 թ. - 223 էջ Based on years of experience as a pastor and professor of theology, John Leith reflects on the dilemma of the church today as primarily "a crisis of faith." He states that renewal is found within Scripture and the tradition of a believing, worshiping community--in hearing the word of God, particularly in preaching, in teaching, in the sacraments, and in Christian conversation. |
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Preface | 9 |
The Church and the Ministry | 55 |
Preaching | 82 |
Teaching | 115 |
Pastoral Care | 141 |
The Christian Witness in the World | 162 |
Epilogue | 177 |
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activities American Augustine Augustine of Hippo basic become Bible biblical Book of Order called catechisms Catholic century Chris Christian community Christian faith Christian witness Church Dogmatics church lives church today communion of saints community of faith Confession congregation contemporary context conviction crisis critical culture doctrine emphasized evangelism fellowship gather God's grace gospel Holy Spirit human existence Ibid Institutes Jesus Christ John Calvin John Knox Karl Barth Karl Rahner knowledge Luther means of grace minister ministry mission missionaries pastoral pastoral care Pelagians percent person Philadelphia pluralism pluralistic political practices prayer preacher preaching Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church U.S.A. proclaimed Protestant Protestantism Puritans reality Reformed Reinhold Niebuhr religion religious renewal responsibility revelation sacraments salvation schools scripture secular secular humanism sense sermon simple sinners social society story T. F. Torrance task teaching Testament theologians tian tion tradition trans truth understanding Westminster Press William wisdom Word worship York