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Insider Jesus : theological reflections on new Christian movements / William A. Dyrness.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (ix, 164 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780830873166
  • 0830873163
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Insider Jesus.DDC classification:
  • 270.8/3 23
LOC classification:
  • BR128.I57 D97 2016eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The rise of contextualization -- How does God work in creation and culture?: a theological proposal -- Religion in the biblical narrative -- Case studies of insider movements today -- Religion and the mission of Christ -- Is God doing something new?
Summary: Amidst the variegated spread of global Christianity, followers of Jesus are showing up in unexpected places. Today we hear of culturally embedded insider movements, Jesus followers in the folds and creases of Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and other cultural fabrics. They elude our conventional theological categories and elicit wonder and debate. Are these authentic expressions of Christian faith? And if so, how should we understand them? William Dyrness brings a rare blend of cultural and theological engagement to his reflections on these insider movements. Could it be that our own understanding of what God is doing in the world is culturally shaped and needs recalibrating? How might the story of Israel and the early emergence of Jewish followers of Jesus provide helpful perspective on what we are seeing today? What is God already doing amidst a culture and people before the missionary arrives? And how might American Christians need to rethink the nature of religion? Within the present ferment and conversation, Dyrness's probings and reflections open up a theological space for exploring these questions anew.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1350284

Amidst the variegated spread of global Christianity, followers of Jesus are showing up in unexpected places. Today we hear of culturally embedded insider movements, Jesus followers in the folds and creases of Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and other cultural fabrics. They elude our conventional theological categories and elicit wonder and debate. Are these authentic expressions of Christian faith? And if so, how should we understand them? William Dyrness brings a rare blend of cultural and theological engagement to his reflections on these insider movements. Could it be that our own understanding of what God is doing in the world is culturally shaped and needs recalibrating? How might the story of Israel and the early emergence of Jewish followers of Jesus provide helpful perspective on what we are seeing today? What is God already doing amidst a culture and people before the missionary arrives? And how might American Christians need to rethink the nature of religion? Within the present ferment and conversation, Dyrness's probings and reflections open up a theological space for exploring these questions anew.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) and index.

The rise of contextualization -- How does God work in creation and culture?: a theological proposal -- Religion in the biblical narrative -- Case studies of insider movements today -- Religion and the mission of Christ -- Is God doing something new?

Print version record.