The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement

The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement

The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement

The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement

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Overview

As "evangelicals" face future challenges, many are turning back to the ancient church for inspiration. But these ancient-future approaches remain diverse and sometimes even at odds with one another. This volume demonstrates and analyzes the complexity of such contemporary church-early church engagements. Six scholars share diverse insights from the Patristic period, including lessons on evangelism and discipleship, community formation and maintenance, use of the "rule of faith," the preaching of social ethics, responses to cultural opposition, and Christological development. The volume closes with two critical responses, from confessional Lutheran and Baptist perspectives. These collected essays will remind contemporary readers of the importance of a reflective and responsible ressourcement of Patristic wisdom. With contributions from: Rex D. Butler  Francis X. Gumerlock  Bryan M. Litfin Brian J. Matz W. Brian Shelton Edward Smither Glen L. Thompson

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498271851
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 02/01/2010
Series: Evangelical Theological Society Monograph Series , #9
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 262
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Paul Hartog is Associate Professor at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary where he teaches New Testament and Early Christian Studies. He is the author of Polycarp and the New Testament (2002) and various articles and essays.
Paul Anthony Hartog (PhD, Loyola University Chicago) is a Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at Faith Baptist Seminary. He is the author of Polycarp and the New Testament (2002) and Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp (2013), and he is the editor of The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement (Pickwick, 2010).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Abbreviations x

List of Contributors xi

1 The Complexity and Variety of Contemporary Church-Early Church Engagements Paul A. Hartog 1

2 Learning from Patristic Evangelism and Discipleship Edward Smither 27

3 Learning from Patristic Community Formation Rex D. Butler 50

4 Learning from Patristic Use of the Rule of Faith Bryan M. Litfin 76

5 Learning from Patristic Responses to Cultural Opposition W. Brian Shelton 100

6 Learning from Patristic Preaching of Social Ethics Brian J. Matz 131

7 Learning from Patristic Christology Francis X. Gumerlock 155

8 Evangelicals and the Quest for the Historical Church-A Lutheran Response Glen L. Thompson 180

9 Evangelicals and the Tensions of Ressourcement-A Baptist Response Paul A. Hartog 201

Bibliography 229

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