Learning the way : reclaiming wisdom from the earliest Christian communities
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog6578
- Author
- Williams, Cassandra D. Carkuff
- Publication Date
- c2009
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 4520 W49 2009
- Place of Publication
- Herndon VA
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2009
- Physical Description
- xv, 160 p. ; 22.8 x 15 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Cassandra D. Carkuff Williams."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "This is a time for repentance. Repentance begins when we admit that we've lost our bearings, veered off the path. The church today seems to see itself as a victim of the culture. We complain that the culture doesn't give the church its proper place and that people have let the church down by not participating in church life. A victim mentality is crippling. .... Perhaps it would better make my point to turn the question around and ask, 'Does the church need to be privileged to thrive ? Does the culture hold more power than the God who called the church into being ? .... The second step of repentance is to take responsibility by turning from our old ways to embrace the hope that lies in a new beginning. I believe that this is a remarkable moment for the Christian faith, replete with possibilities. Within the former context of a church-friendly society, it was sometimes difficult to distinguish life-defining faith from comfortable religion. Against the backdrop of a 'Christian' culture, it was challenging to live out Christianity as a phenomenon that creates radical community and transcends culture. Our current context provides a unique opportunity for us to shed the trappings of religion and 'churchiness' and to dedicate ourselves to being communities of authentic disciples of Jesus". -- Intro.
- Contents: Foreword / Israel Galindo -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Pockets and Moments -- Section 1: Visiting Our Roots -- How It Began: The Jesus Movement -- In the Footsteps of Jesus: The First-Generation Christian Communities -- When the Eyewitnesses are Gone: The Second- and Third-Generation Christian Communities -- Section 2: Bringing It Home -- A Way of Being -- Grounded in Vocation -- Nurtured within Community -- Guided by Tradition -- Conclusion: A Lesson Plan for Christian Education -- Epilogue -- Notes.
- Each chapter includes :Exercises for Individuals or Groups".
- Author is Baptist pastor.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 385
- Subjects
- Discipling (Christianity)
- Discipling (Christianity) - History
- Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- ISBN
- 978-1-56699-385-2
- Call Number
- BV 4520 W49 2009
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)