Theological Worlds: Understanding the Alternative Rhythms of Christian Belief
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Book Overview
By exploring five common Christian perspectives ("theological worlds"), this volume helps readers understand the basis of their own Christian attitudes, identify the sources of their confusions about life and the church, and come to a deeper appreciation of the assumptions and motivations of others. Author W. Paul Jones demonstrates that each of the five "theological worlds" has a legitimate basis in both Scripture and tradition. He explores why the "citizens" of each world have great difficulty understanding and accepting the legitimacy of other worlds, and why people of goodwill often misconstrue the words and intentions of others. Theological Worlds offers thoughtful insight to all Christians who want to understand and deal effectively with other human beings. Christian educators will appreciate the references to literature--books, plays, songs, poetry--which illustrate the characteristics of residents of the five worlds and point toward ways to achieve nurturing experiences for students and congregations. Preachers will find the volume helpful as a means of crafting sermons that speak to the diversity of experience among their church members.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0687414709
ISBN13:9780687414703
Release Date:November 1989
Publisher:Abingdon Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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Helped me start to minister to people where they really live
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a great, ministry-changing book. It helps you understand why your sermons and Bible studies speak to some members of your congregation but may tend to leave others cold. Then it helps you think about ways you can adjust your messages to speak to all members of your congregation. It's simple, really. While all members of your congregation share our faith, they approach their faith with different needs and different perspectives than we do. Christ can speak to all of these needs if we are open to learning about the "Theological Worlds" in which our members live their lives. Theology that leads to best practices.
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