Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Moral Courage
Subtitle: Motives and Designs for Ministry in a Troubled World (Studies in Practical Theology)
Contributors: Don S. Browning (Editor); James W. Fowler (Editor); Friedrich Schweitzer (Editor); Johannes A. Van Der Ven (Editor)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: July 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780802827746
Subjects: Christian theology; Religion - Ministry & Pastoral Resources; Christianity - Pastoral Ministry; Religion; Reconciliation; Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology; Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources; Christian Theology - Ecclesiology; Religious aspects; Christianity; Forgiveness
First sentence: In considering seriously our ministries of confession, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the development of moral courage it is necessary to come down from the heights of theological inquiry and biblical investigation and enter into conversation with people in the churches who hopefully both receive and share these ministries.
Description: "Partly a survey of existing attitudes and partly a how-to manual for developing an active "public" church, this book highlights the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation in both congregational life and society, and it traces out the intricacies of making them happen. After discussing common views of human nature and exploring the concepts of forgiveness and reconciliation as found in Scripture and church tradition, Robert Browning and Roy Reed put forth a four-pronged approach integrating recent scientific studies of forgiveness with bold, theologically grounded ministry proposals."--BOOK JACKET.