Evangelism after Christendom – The Theology and Practice of Christian Witness
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Paperback / softback
£23.99
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781587431944
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 01/03/2007
Width: 16.7 cm
Height: 22.5 cm
Most people think of evangelism as something an individual does--one person talking to one or more other people about the gospel. Bryan Stone, however, argues that evangelism is the duty and call of the entire church as a body of witness. Evangelism after Christendom explores what it means to understand and put to work evangelism as a rich practice of the church, grounding evangelism in the stories of Israel, Jesus, and the Apostles. This thorough treatment is marked by an astute sensitivity to the ways in which Christian evangelism has in the past been practiced violently, intentionally or unintentionally. Pointing to exemplars both Protestant and Catholic, Stone shows pastors, professors, and students how evangelism can work nonviolently.
Introduction: Reclaiming the E-word
Part 1: The "Practice" of Evangelism
1. Is Evangelism a Practice?
Part 2: The Story of the People of God
2. Israel and the Calling Forth of a People
3. The Evangelistic Significance of Jesus
4. Apostolic Evangelism and the Genesis of the Church
Part 3: Rival Narratives, Subverted Evangelism
5. The Constantinian Story
6. The Story of Modernity
Part 4: The Evangelizing Community
7. Evangelism and Ecclesia
8. Evangelism as a Practice of the Holy Spirit
9. Context and Conversion
Part 5: Evangelism as a Virtuous Practice
10. Martyrdom and Virtue Conclusion: Evangelism before a Watching World Bibliography
Index
Part 1: The "Practice" of Evangelism
1. Is Evangelism a Practice?
Part 2: The Story of the People of God
2. Israel and the Calling Forth of a People
3. The Evangelistic Significance of Jesus
4. Apostolic Evangelism and the Genesis of the Church
Part 3: Rival Narratives, Subverted Evangelism
5. The Constantinian Story
6. The Story of Modernity
Part 4: The Evangelizing Community
7. Evangelism and Ecclesia
8. Evangelism as a Practice of the Holy Spirit
9. Context and Conversion
Part 5: Evangelism as a Virtuous Practice
10. Martyrdom and Virtue Conclusion: Evangelism before a Watching World Bibliography
Index