The Question of the Church

and the Christian Response: Hope

The Church as an Organization

Would Jesus be for Organized Religion?

Church Structure and Authority:  A Biblical Reflection
Church Structure and Mission:  Organizational Diversity, Relational Unity

A Defense of Parachurch Organization

Women in Church Leadership part 1 and part 2

Why Are We Three Fellowships at Harvard?

Why Are We Three Fellowships at Boston College?

Helpful books and articles

* Thomas F. Torrance, The Ministry of Women

  

The Mission of Jesus and Our Spiritual Formation

Jesus' Mission:  Being Light in Darkness (Ephesians 5:8 - 14)

Christian Spiritual Development Based on the Gospels:  A Diagram

Developing a Spiritual Rhythm of Life

Community:  A Gift and a Responsibility, But Never a Goal

Helpful books and articles

* C.S. Lewis, "Christian Apologetics" in God in the Dock

* Helland, Hjalmarson, and Hirsch, Missional Spirituality: Embodying God's Love from the Inside Out

* John W. O'Malley, The First Jesuits

* Ralph Winter and Steve Hawthorne, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader

* Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together

* Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

* Adele Calhoun, Handbook of Spiritual Disciplines

* Richard Foster, The Celebration of Discipline

* Ruth Haley Barton, Invitation to Solitude and Silence

* Ruth Haley Barton, Sacred Rhythms

* Lauren Winner, Mudhouse Sabbath

 

The History of the Church:  Highs and Lows

Slavery in Christianity, Part 1:  Slavery in the Bible, Slavery Today (and ppt)

Slavery in Christianity, Part 2:  Abolitionism from the First to Fifteenth Century

Slavery in Christianity, Part 3:  Slavery in the Americas and Abolition Worldwide

Women in Church Leadership part 1 and part 2

The Role of Jesus in Revolution and the Pursuit of Justice

What Role Has Jesus Played in Asia and Asian-America? 

Helpful books and articles

* David Bentley Hart, Atheist Delusions

* Philip Yancey, Soul Survivor:  How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Help My Faith Survive the Church

* The Role of the Church in the Fall of the Berlin Wall 

 

  

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