Laura Hunt 
The Not-Very-Persecuted Church [EPUB ebook] 
Paul at the Intersection of Church and Culture

How do we live distinctively in communities embedded in the world around us? The Not-Very-Persecuted Church provides church leaders, pastors, and Christians interested in community development with principles for evaluating culture in light of mission. Since we are called to live in community, the processes that build group identity can help us understand how to live together well. Paul addressed some of the problems that can occur in not-very-persecuted groups in the first four chapters of 1 Corinthians, and he shows us the way suffering forms identity in that context.

With discussion questions and stories from personal interviews, this book offers both fascinating glimpses into the world of the first century and practical applications for Christians today.

Über den Autor

J. Brian Tucker is Professor of New Testament at Moody Theological Seminary-Michigan and teaches in the area of NT and theology. He completed his Ph D at the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2009 on the topic of Paul and his approach to identity formation in 1 Corinthians 1-4. He has authored two books on the Pickwick imprint: You Belong to Christ and Remain in Your Calling. He has been a church planter, senior pastor, teaching pastor, and worship leader during his twenty years of local church pastoral work. He has been teaching at Moody since 2005.