When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus' Vision for Authentic Christian Community

by Joseph H. Hellerman

Book Overview

Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. But as the modern cultural norm of what social scientists call "radical American individualism" extends itself, many Christians grow lax in their relational accountability to the church. Faith threatens to become an "I" not "us," a "my God" not "our God" concern.

When the Church Was a Family

calls believers back to the wisdom of the first century, examining the early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805447792
• ISBN13: 9780805447798
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"