Christ's Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future

by Bo Giertz, Hans Andrae (Translator)

Overview

"The Church, who is she?" asks Bo Giertz in this book, which, he adds, "is first of all for those who have some notion of the life which is present within the church walls and also have some desire to understand that life better and know more about it." If you're among the tens of thousands who've read Giertz's bestselling novel The Hammer of God about ordinary people in their relation to the Church and her message, then you know his ability to engage you in the dramatic events of everyday life. Giertz shows the same engaging ability, when he in Christ's Church takes you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621890997
Publisher:	Resource Publications
Publication date:	10/04/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Bo Giertz (1905-1998), Bishop of Gothenburg in the Lutheran Church of Sweden, was voted the most influential Swedish church leader during the 1900s. He penned no less than thirty books. Christ's Church was his first, written at the age of thirty-three.

Table of Contents

Author's Preface ix

Translator's Introduction xi

Part 1 The Essence of the Church

1 Who Is She? 3

2 The Biblical Foundation 6

3 Una Sancta 37

4 The Church in Sweden 74

5 The Parish Church 92

Part 2 The Presence of the Holy One

6 God Is in Our Midst 101

7 God's Word and Promise 104

8 The New Covenant 111

9 The Second Birth 122

10 A Neglected Means of Grace 132

11 The Ministry of Reconciliation 150

Author's Postscript 177

Appendix 1 180

Appendix 2 182

Bibliography 183