Basket
Your basket is empty
To pay by phone call
0800 612 2186
Save on Delivery
Free 1st class delivery when you spend £25
Need Help?
Freephone (UK):
0800 612 2186
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1244 389 345
0800 612 2186
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1244 389 345
Satisfaction Guarantee
Not happy with any item, return it within 30 days for a full refund.
See our returns policy for more Information.
See Larger ImageThinking the Faith Christian Theology in a North American Context
Availability:
Free Delivery: to the UK on orders over £25.
Format: paperback
|
RRP £16.99 Price £16.14 |
| ||||||
Return to Top
About This paperback
"As the Christian movement nears the end of its second millennium, it faces a crisis that could not have been anticipated at the close of the first thousand years—or, indeed, by most of our own great-grandparents. …
"Since the most conspicuous dimensions of the waning of Christendom have to do with material decline (the decline in church membership and active attendance of Sunday services, the decline in financial and physical prosperity, the decline of influence in high places), such analyses as there are usually belabor the obvious: something drastic is happening to the churches! …
"Throughout most of its long history, Christianity has not required of its adherents that they should think the faith. The historical accident of its political and cultural establishment 15 centuries ago… ensured that a thinking faith would be purely optional for members of the church. …
"But thought-less faith, which has always been a contradiction in terms, is today a stage on the road to the extinction, not only of Christianity itself, but of whatever the architects of our civilization meant by 'Humanity.' Only a thinking faith can survive. Only a thinking faith can help the world survive! "
— from the Preface
"Since the most conspicuous dimensions of the waning of Christendom have to do with material decline (the decline in church membership and active attendance of Sunday services, the decline in financial and physical prosperity, the decline of influence in high places), such analyses as there are usually belabor the obvious: something drastic is happening to the churches! …
"Throughout most of its long history, Christianity has not required of its adherents that they should think the faith. The historical accident of its political and cultural establishment 15 centuries ago… ensured that a thinking faith would be purely optional for members of the church. …
"But thought-less faith, which has always been a contradiction in terms, is today a stage on the road to the extinction, not only of Christianity itself, but of whatever the architects of our civilization meant by 'Humanity.' Only a thinking faith can survive. Only a thinking faith can help the world survive! "
— from the Preface
Return to Top
Book Details
| Author / Artist | Hall |
| Book Format | paperback |
| Publisher | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Date Published | 1959-01-01 |
| ISBN | 9780800625450 |
| ISBN-10 | 0800625455 |
| Product ID | 115440 |
Return to Top
Category
Christian Books > Theological Studies > Sociology
Return to Top
Be the first to review Thinking the Faith Christian Theology in a North American Context
If you already own this, why not review it and help others trying to decide?
Click here to review Thinking the Faith Christian Theology in a North American Context
Return to Top
Bookmark This Page
What are these?
Recent Searches 
Your Lists
Recently Viewed Items
Help & Information
Shop
Your Feedback