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The story that chooses us [electronic resource] : a tapestry of missional vision / George R. Hunsberger.

By: Series: Gospel and our culture seriesPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9781467443067
  • 1467443069
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Contents:
Gospel the story that chooses us -- Challenge the Newbigin gauntlet -- Dilemma a vendor-shaped church -- Calling representing the reign of God -- Community truly and true -- Warrant announcing the reign of God -- Encounter sitting on both sides -- Place discerning local vocation -- Posture renewing a public voice -- Formation cultivating ways of Christ.
Summary: Over the course of several decades, missiologist George Hunsberger has written numerous essays on crucial themes for the church's recovery of its missional identity and practice. The Story That Chooses Us brings these essays together for the first time. The book as a whole presents a composite sense of the missional identity and faithful witness to which the church is called in contemporary Western society. Hunsberger engages with well-known missiologist Lesslie Newbigin throughout his work as he carefully discerns biblical and theological roots for a contemporary vision of missional theology. The recurring themes in Hunsberger's essays provide both theological mooring and practical guidance for churches following Christ on the missional path.
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Electronic Resources John Kinder Theological Library BV2035 HUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available ER001347

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Gospel the story that chooses us -- Challenge the Newbigin gauntlet -- Dilemma a vendor-shaped church -- Calling representing the reign of God -- Community truly and true -- Warrant announcing the reign of God -- Encounter sitting on both sides -- Place discerning local vocation -- Posture renewing a public voice -- Formation cultivating ways of Christ.

Over the course of several decades, missiologist George Hunsberger has written numerous essays on crucial themes for the church's recovery of its missional identity and practice. The Story That Chooses Us brings these essays together for the first time. The book as a whole presents a composite sense of the missional identity and faithful witness to which the church is called in contemporary Western society. Hunsberger engages with well-known missiologist Lesslie Newbigin throughout his work as he carefully discerns biblical and theological roots for a contemporary vision of missional theology. The recurring themes in Hunsberger's essays provide both theological mooring and practical guidance for churches following Christ on the missional path.

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