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Highlights
- By exploring the Episcopal Church's mission and precepts in the context of 21st century and its challenges, this thoughtful book deepens the Church's relationship with its people and makes the faith more relevant.Society and culture are constantly evolving so must religion and its mission to remain meaningful.
- Author(s): Dwight J Zscheile
- 160 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christianity
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About the Book
There is a renewed conversation about identity and mission in American Anglicanism today,Book Synopsis
By exploring the Episcopal Church's mission and precepts in the context of 21st century and its challenges, this thoughtful book deepens the Church's relationship with its people and makes the faith more relevant.
Society and culture are constantly evolving so must religion and its mission to remain meaningful. The legacies of establishment, benefactor approaches to mission, and the 'national church' ideal are no longer adequate for the challenges and opportunities facing the 21st century church. But if the Episcopal Church is no longer the Church of the Establishment and the benefactor model of church is dead, what is the heart of Episcopal mission and identity?
Scholar and Episcopal priest Dwight Zscheile draws on multiple streams of Anglican thought and practice, plus contemporary experience to craft a vision for mission that addresses the church's post-establishment, post-colonial context. With stories, practices and concrete illustrations, Zscheile engages readers in re-envisioning what it means to be Anglican in America today and sends readers out to build new relationships within their local contexts.
Review Quotes
"People of the Way is a work of sheer genius, an absolutely essential addition to the library of anyone seriously concerned about the future of the Episcopal Church. I cannot recommend it more highly."
-Ian Markham, President and Dean, Virginia Theological Seminary