{"product_id":"the-evangelical-doctrine-of-the-church-the-church-and-kingdom-communities-of-those-who-belong-to-the-lord-9781978704114","title":"The Evangelical Doctrine of the Church: The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a disciplined introduction to ecclesiology. With respect to the community which “the Lord purchased with his own blood (Acts 20:28), parts one and two focus on a critical-exegetical presentation of the New Testament’s descriptions and themes, locating their treatment within two millennia of reflection, and appreciating the impact of those contexts on our understanding. From over ninety New Testament images, chapters four to ten identify and argue for three foundational concepts: ekklēsia (assembly); sōma Christou (the body of Christ); and koinōnia hagiōn (the communion of the saints). Continuing the conversation with Scripture and its history of interpretation, Robert Doyle then applies the determinative biblical themes to present practice, centering it on the churches of the Evangelical and Reformed traditions. Part four illuminates ecclesiology from other foundational Christian doctrines: the triune God of holy love; Christology, our ascended human high priest and king; and the doctrine of revelation, the church as “the pillar and bulwark of the truth.” The final part focuses on three possible points of transformation in ecclesial life and witness, both internally and outward to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Locating the Doctrine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Five Cautions, and Hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Inside two millennia of reflection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. And more recent context, postmodernism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Three Foundational New Testament Indicators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Ekklēsia: “assembly”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Challenge of Communication: Protestant debates over original use, local contexts, hermeneutics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Earthly assemblies and the heavenly assembly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Sōma Christou: “the body of Christ,” the Christ of the New Creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. How to understand the “ontological relationship” between Christ and his church?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The question of continuity between intermittent gatherings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Koinōnia hagiōn: “the communion of the saints”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. The communion of the saints is in the Spirit: the work of men and women, and the attributes of the church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III. Implications for Present Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Christ’s continued purposes for his church: double edification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Growth in Fellowship through Participation in Ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Wider theological foundations of ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Denominations, church law, and pastor pastorum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Sacramental behavior: how the bible has been used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Baptism and Lord’s Supper in the New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Illumination from Other Foundational Christian Doctrines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. The triune God of holy love: his relation to the world and the sociality of the saints\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Christology: our ascended human high priest and king\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. The Doctrine of Revelation: “the pillar and bulwark of the truth”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart V: In Review - Three Points of Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. Living in the Church\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043431088471,"sku":"9781978704114","price":86.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978704114.jpg?v=1750958204","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-evangelical-doctrine-of-the-church-the-church-and-kingdom-communities-of-those-who-belong-to-the-lord-9781978704114","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}