Proclaiming the Scandal: Reflections on Post-Modern Ministry (Christian Mission & Modern Culture)

By Jerome E. Burce and Jerome E. Bruce

In Proclaiming the Scandal Jerome E. Bruce, the Senior Pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Fairview Park, Ohio, looks at Christianity in a postmodern society. Fifty years ago in the United States the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563383322
• ISBN13: 9781563383328
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.8" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended, thoughtful, challenging, insightful

When Christianity incorporated elements of contemporary American culture, the process of doing had the unintended consequence of diluting the message of the Christian Church. In Proclaiming The Scandal: Reflections On Post-Modern Ministry, Jerome Bruce (Senior Pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church, Fairview Park, Ohio) maintains that Christians used to being comforted with the callings of consumer conveniences find it difficult to believe that Christ calls them as authorized messengers of the Gospel. Burce explores the central question of whether or not the purpose of the church to be a witness to the Gospel of Christ can truly be fulfilled when its members are immersed in the dominant, consumer oriented culture. Burce concludes that only a "cheerful, vivid, sharp, and unrelenting iteration of the very Gospel" can restore to Christian Church to its true purpose and effective function. Highly recommended, thoughtful, challenging, insightful, and inspiring reading.