From Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision for Christian Life Together

by Myles Werntz

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2022

Overview

It is no secret that isolation is one of the key ailments of our age. But less explored is the way the church as it is frequently practiced contributes to this isolation instead of offering an alternative. With the help of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, this book argues for a renewed vision of the church community as a theological therapy to cultural, moral, and sociological isolation. It offers an account of how familiar church practices, such as Scripture reading, worship, prayer, and eating, contribute to community formation in the body of Christ.

Key Features

• Argues for a renewed vision of church community
• Examines church community as a theological therapy to cultural, moral, and sociological isolation
• Explores how familiar church practices contribute to community formation in the body of Christ

Product Details

• Title: From Isolation to Community: A Renewed Vision for Christian Life Together
• Author: Myles Werntz
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 195
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Communities › Religious aspects--Christianity; Church; Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945. Gemeinsames Leben; Christian life; Christian communities
• ISBNs: 9781540965059, 9781540965370, 9781493435135, 9781493435142, 1540965058, 1540965376, 1493435132, 1493435140
• Resource ID: LLS:SLTNCMMNTYTGTHR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:02:49Z

About Myles Werntz

Myles Werntz (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of theology and director of the Baptist Studies Center at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He is the author and editor of eight other books in Christian theology and ethics, most recently From Isolation to Community and A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence (coauthored with David C. Cramer).