The Church Faces Death: Ecclesiology in a Post-Modern Context

by Michael Jinkins

Book Overview

Ecclesiology (the theology of the church) is a neglected topic in contemporary theology. At a time when the institutional churches are experiencing dramatic decline, says Michael Jinkins, we need a new understanding of what the church is. In this work, Jinkins challenges the church to rediscover its vocation, to follow Jesus Christ even at the risk of its institutional survival. In the face of a variety of perceived threats to its future, he reminds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195128400
• ISBN13: 9780195128406
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"