03100cam a2200529Mi 4500 ocn855969997 OCoLC 20200709055928.0 m d cr |n| 130817s2007 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCO OCLCQ E7B OCLCQ N$T 9781461658573 electronic bk. 1461658578 electronic bk. (OCoLC)855969997 OCLC:LTF BV601.8 N$TA Leffel, Gregory P. Faith Seeking Action [electronic resource] : Mission, Social Movements, and the Church in Motion. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2007. 1 online resource (320 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Intercultural Studies Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Series Foreword J. Steven O'Malley and Howard A. Snyder; Sub-Series Foreword Michael A. Rynkiewich; Introduction; 1 Mission and Movements; 2 Toward a Missio-Ecclesiology; 3 Social Movements: An Interpretive Framework; 4 The Antiglobalization Movement; 5 The Sanctuary Movement; 6 The Xenos Christian Fellowship House Church Movement; 7 Social Movements: An Action Framework; 8 Missio-Ecclesiology: Faith Seeking Action; 9 Mission and Imagination; Bibliography; Index. About the Author. In Faith Seeking Action, author Gregory Leffel links a description of the church as a global movement with a description of contemporary social movements that are actively challenging today's societies, such as the environmental, global justice, and identity movements. Not surprisingly, Christian communities and communities of social activists share much in common as they each work to enrich their societies. It is natural then to ask what missionally-concerned Christians may learn from social movements about the public role of their churches, the connection of their beliefs to social change, a. Print version record. Mission of the church. Missions. Sociology, Biblical. Church and social problems. Social movements Religious aspects. Electronic books. Print version: Leffel, Gregory P. Faith Seeking Action : Mission, Social Movements, and the Church in Motion. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, ©2007 9780810858039 Intercultural studies. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1343779 ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10926686 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=632285 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1343779 ebrary EBRY ebr10926686 EBSCOhost EBSC 632285 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53738 53738