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Evangelism after Pluralism: The Ethics of Christian Witness (last copy)
Author: Bryan Stone
Publisher: Baker/Academic
Format: Paperback
Categories: Ethics, Evangelism, Ministry
Item: 080109979X
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What does it mean to evangelize ethically in a multicultural country? Following his successful Evangelism after Christendom, Bryan Stone addresses reasons evangelism often fails and explains how it can become distorted as a Christian practice when it is narrated and constructed in the context of empire, the nation-state and its military, and consumer culture. Stone urges readers to consider a new approach, arguing for evangelism as a work of imagination and a witness to beauty rather than a crass effort to compete for converts in pluralistic contexts. He shows that how we embody the life of Christ in our own lives is the most compelling form of evangelism in today's rapidly changing world.
"As it turns out, the loss of Christendom makes evangelism possible because now Christians, according to Stone, have an alternative to offer the world. In particular, that witness must be nonviolent, requiring as it does the respect of those who do not choose to be Christian. Accordingly Stone helps us own the vulnerability that comes from following Christ. I hope this book will become the standard in courses on evangelism in our seminaries." Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law, Duke Divinity School
Contents
1. Competing for Space in the World
2. On Ethics, Evangelism, and Proselytism
3. Evangelism, Empire, and Rival Citizenships
4. The Ecclesiality of Salvation
5. Evangelism and Pluralism in the Nation-State and Military
6. Evangelism and Nonviolence
7. The Pluralism of Consumer Culture
8. Evangelism and Pluralistic Theologies of Religion
9. Evangelism and Beauty
Epilogue: The Meaninglessness of Apologetics
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Product Type | Books |
ISBN 13 | 9780801099793 |
Weight | 0.5000 |
Pages | 160 |
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