Shalom church
Subtitle: the body of Christ as ministering community
By: Craig L. Nessan
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800663278
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: For the mending of creation: the place of social ministry in the mission of God; title: Constructing ecclesiology for social ministry: body of Christ in the New Testament; title: The church as the collective person Jesus Christ: grounding the ethical character of the body of Christ; title: The body of Christ is one: the practice of reconciliation and peacemaking; title: The body of Christ is holy: the practice of justice; title: The body of Christ is Catholic: the practice of care for creation; title: The body of Christ is apostolic: the practice of respect for human dignity; title: Embodying shalom church: the praxis of the kingdom in a torn creation.