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Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future: Story, Tradition, and the Recovery of Community
Steven R. Harmon
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Description for Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future: Story, Tradition, and the Recovery of Community
Hardback. Num Pages: 359 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC92; HRCJ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
Baptists tend to be the problem children of the ecumenical movement. The Baptist obsession to realize a true church birthed a tradition of separation. While Baptists' misgivings about ecumenism may stem from this fissiparous genealogy, it is equally true that the modern ecumenical movement itself increasingly lacks consensus about the pathway to a visible Christian unity. In Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future , Steven R. Harmon explores the relationship of the Baptist calling to be a pilgrim community and the ecumenical movement. Harmon argues that neither vision can be fulfilled apart from a mutually receptive ... Read more
Baptists tend to be the problem children of the ecumenical movement. The Baptist obsession to realize a true church birthed a tradition of separation. While Baptists' misgivings about ecumenism may stem from this fissiparous genealogy, it is equally true that the modern ecumenical movement itself increasingly lacks consensus about the pathway to a visible Christian unity. In Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future , Steven R. Harmon explores the relationship of the Baptist calling to be a pilgrim community and the ecumenical movement. Harmon argues that neither vision can be fulfilled apart from a mutually receptive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
359
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602585706
SKU
V9781602585706
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About Steven R. Harmon
Steven R. Harmon is Visiting Associate Professor of Historical Theology in the School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University.
Reviews for Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future: Story, Tradition, and the Recovery of Community
Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future should be required reading for Baptist leaders.
Neville George Callam, General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Baptist World Alliance An important work in Baptist studies
Choice Provocative, challenging, and forward-looking
Mitzi J. Budde, Virginia Theological Seminary
Perspectives in Religious Studies A dense and richly documented book
Molly ... Read more
Neville George Callam, General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Baptist World Alliance An important work in Baptist studies
Choice Provocative, challenging, and forward-looking
Mitzi J. Budde, Virginia Theological Seminary
Perspectives in Religious Studies A dense and richly documented book
Molly ... Read more