Modern missional movements have often viewed the historic Christian traditions with suspicion. The old traditions may be beautiful, the thinking goes, but they’re too insular, focused primarily on worship and on the interior life of the church, and not looking outward to evangelism and good works.
In Liturgical Mission, Winfield Bevins argues that the church's liturgy and sacramental life are in fact deeply missional. He explores the historic practices of the Christian church, demonstrating how they offer a holistic framework for everyday Christian discipleship and mission in the twenty-first century. The result is a book that not only invites all Christians back to the historic liturgy of the church, but also invites those already in liturgical churches to rediscover the missional life that has too often remained latent in their own traditions.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword by Justo L. González
Introduction
Part One: The Work of the People
1. Liturgical Renewal
2. Story-Formed Worship
3. The Symphony of Liturgy
4. The Sacramental Life
Interlude: The Kingdom Prayer
Part Two: For the Life of the World
5. Trinitarian Mission
6. Unity and Mission
7. Word and Deed
8. Join the Fiesta
Afterword: My Journey
Appendix: A Liturgy for Mission
Notes
Circa l’autore
Justo L. González (Ph D, Yale University) is an ordained United Methodist minister, a retired professor of historical theology and author of the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought and the two-volume The Story of Christianity. He previously taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. Besides his continued research and publication, he spends most of his energy promoting the theological education of Latino and Latina leaders.
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