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A revised edition of a Disciples classic, A Handbook for Today's Disciples (Fifth Edition) is an overview of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as the denomination approaches 2020. This handbook provides concise information on Disciples history, thought, worship, mission, and structure - a valuable resource for lifelong Disciples, newcomers to the Disciples' ministry of Christian unity, and those who simply want to know more about the church. Cummins, a noted Disciples historian, illustrates his summaries of Disciples traditions with excerpts from Disciples documents and scripture, bringing a major American religious movement into sharp focus.

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Philosophie et théologie

Christian Church

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Publié par	Christian Board of Publication
Date de parution	04 juillet 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780827215078
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Introduction

Contents

1. The Disciples: A Historical Sketch 1800–1830: Conception 1830–1866: The Infant Years 1866–1917: Adolescent Years 1917–1968: Drive to Maturity Since 1968: A Church in Covenant

2. Disciples and Christian Thought God Jesus Christ The Holy Spirit The Scriptures

3. Disciples and the Sacraments Baptism The Lord’s Supper

4. Disciples at Worship Worship Prayer Seasons

5. Disciples and Mission Search for Unity Global Mission

6. Disciples and MoralEthical Issues 7. Disciples and Church Structure The Ministry The Laity The Design

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Acknowledgments

This little volume holds indebtedness far beyond what its modest size may suggest.This 2017 issuing ofA Handbook for Today’s Disciplesmarks its ﬁfth edition. The ﬁrst was printed in 1980; the second in 1990; the third in 2000; the fourth in 2010; and, now, the ﬁfth in 2017. The ﬁrst four editions received a combined 22 printings, with a total circulation to dateof 155,000 copies. My ﬁrst and largest debt is to the membership of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who have acquired and read this little volume across the past four decades. My gratitude to you is enormous. To W.A. Welsh and Sherman R. Hanson, who originally conceived the idea for this volume and helped shape its character; subsequently to James Suggs and David Polk; then to Cyrus N. White; and now to Brad Lyons and the staff of Chalice Press for their gracious professional assistance in the publication of succeeding editions—I am deeply indebted. To Walter Gifﬁn, Frank Helme, Lawrence S. Steinmetz, and Howard E. Bowers, I express abiding appreciation for their caring and thorough statistical research in the Ofﬁce of Research, now the Ofﬁce of theYear Book and Directory. And to Lawrence Steinmetz in particular, who charted the General Assembly resolutions on moralethical issues for each edition of theHandbook. To the many manuscript reviewers who examined the various editions for historical accuracy prior to publication— Ronald E. Osborn, Lester G. McAllister, William Fox, Howard E. Short, T. J. Liggett, Kenneth L. Teegarden, A. Dale Fiers, Clark Williamson, Paul A. Crow Jr., Robert A. Thomas, Sharon

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Watkins, and D. Newell Williams—my debt is great for their valuable criticisms and insights. To the authors whose scores of thoughtful works were consulted during the research for this volume—Marcus Borg, Paul Tillich, Harvey Cox, Rudolf Bultmann, Reinhold Niebuhr, Karl Barth, Winfred Ernest Garrison, and an enormous host of others—I express profound gratitude for their insights, and their intellectual and spiritual guidance that shaped the content of this little book.

D. Duane Cummins Johns Hopkins University March 1, 2017

CBP gratefully thanks leaders of the Disciples’ ethnic ministries for reviewing updates to this Fifth Edition: • Timothy James, Associate General Minister and Administrative Secretary to the National Convocation • Chung Seong Kim, Executive Pastor, North American Paciﬁc/Asian Disciples • Lori Tapia, Interim National Pastor for Hispanic Ministries