Mission, Social Movements, and the Church in Motion Leffel, Gregory P. creator text Electronic books. xx Lanham Scarecrow Press 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (320 pages). 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. 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. Mission of the church Missions Sociology, Biblical Church and social problems Social movements Religious aspects BV601.8 Leffel, Gregory P. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, ©2007 9781461658573 1461658578 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1343779 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10926686 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=632285 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1343779 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10926686 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=632285 EBLCP 130817 20200709055928.0 ocn855969997 eng