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Speaking Church: A New Vision for the Sub/Urban Congregation

Speaking Church: A New Vision for the Sub/Urban Congregation

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Christian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $21.00

ISBN10: 1532656297
ISBN13: 9781532656293
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: Jan 3 2019
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.29 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Language is the gift by which we shape our understanding and tell our story. But if we cannot see ourselves and our context in our language, our lives can be confused and our witness weakened through a kind of cognitive dissonance created when the only vocabulary available to us fails to match our lived situation. Urban and suburban congregations live this disconnect when the language and imagery often employed in hymns, prayers, imagery, and liturgies reflect a rural ideal far from the experience of believers. The irony is revealed when we recognize that the Bible is a book deeply and profoundly urban in nature. Christianity's earliest history gives both authorization and resources for helping urban and suburban congregations find their unique voice.

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