The Next Christian Faith: A Brief Sketch
Ebook
Overview
"How does the Christian faith actually work: as a worldview, as a story, as a larger vision of life within which the smaller categories of politics, ethics, and spirituality were designed to make sense? That is, after all, what the Bible itself is offering: one single (if complex and multifaceted) narrative worldview. Scripture is a story. And, if we fail to appreciate this, we will not only misread scripture but scripture’s key character--and, from here, we are likely to misread so much else."
“There is a quiet but sure shift occurring in theology, and it
is perhaps a revolution. Theology as often practiced is little more
than rearranging and repackaging and repeating what has been said
before with very little progress. But biblical scholarship has
shifted and that shift means an eventual shift in theology. The
major shift is that the Bible’s narrative or story has come to the
fore and it will shift all of theology. Chris Kugler has offered a
brief, clear, and very suggestive approach to showing us the way:
theology for the next generation! This is a welcome
contribution.”
—Scot McKnight, author of The King Jesus Gospel
“Even though Scripture offers perfect guidance as we face
contemporary challenges, we struggle as everyday Christians to
implement its holistic vision. We take a verse, here, as
encouragement or, there, as illustrating a biblical principle. But
we don’t get to the root. In The Next Christian Faith, Chris
Kugler shows how the overarching story of Scripture should change
how we think about God, ourselves, and our mission.”
—Matthew W. Bates, author of Gospel Allegiance
“Chris Kugler has provided a useful overview of basic Christian
doctrine that any attentive reader of the Bible will be able to
understand, enjoy, and benefit from. . . . A great primer on basic
Christian beliefs.”
—Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
“Speaking to the deep and sometimes even inarticulable question,
‘What does it mean to be a Christian?’ Kugler provides a
rich answer in the form of a story. . . . His approachable prose
invites contemplation of pressing theological issues like biblical
authority, political engagement, the nature of salvation, science,
atonement, and hell.”
—Amy Peeler, Wheaton College and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,
Geneva, Illinois
- Title: The Next Christian Faith: A Brief Sketch
- Author: Chris Kugler
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725274952, 9781725274938, 9781725274945, 1725274957, 1725274930, 1725274949
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725274952
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-18T21:35:58Z