Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church

by Alan D. Strange

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2023

Overview

Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Church in Our Highly Politicized Age

The goal of the church should be simple—share the gospel to the ends of the earth. But in our highly politicized age, Christians can tend to place earthly political and social agendas over God’s spiritual mission of the church.

In Empowered Witness, author Alan D. Strange examines the doctrine of the spirituality of the church, making a clear distinction between the functions of the church and other institutions. Strange argues that if the church continues to push political agendas, no institution will be focused solely on the Great Commission and the gospel will be lost entirely. This book calls readers to become aware of the church’s power and limits and shed light on moral issues in a way that doesn’t alter the deeply spiritual and gospel-centered mission of the church.

Explores the Spirituality of the Church: An important biblical doctrine developed in the 19th century

Appeals to Thoughtful Laypeople and Church Leaders: Considers the critical distinctions between the church and other institutions

Historical: Examines the purpose of the church throughout history and the development of the spirituality of the church in the 19th century

Foreword by Kevin DeYoung: Author of Just Do Something; Crazy Busy; and The Biggest Story

Key Features

• Examines the purpose of the church throughout history and the development of the spirituality of the church in the 19th century
• Calls readers to become aware of the church’s power and limits
• Makes a clear distinction between the functions of the church and other institutions

Contents

• Preface: The Church’s Spiritual Calling
• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Spirituality of the Church
• Chapter 2: Slavery and the Spirituality of the Church
• Chapter 3: The Spirituality of the Church Preceding the US Civil War
• Chapter 4: The Spirituality of the Church and the General Assemblies of 1862–1865
• Chapter 5: The Southern Church and the Reunion of the Northern Church
• Chapter 6: Conclusion to The Church’s Spiritual Calling

Product Details

• Title: Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church
• Author: Alan D. Strange
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Mission of the church › History; Christianity and politics › History; Christianity and culture › History; Church and state › History; Theology, Doctrinal › United States--History; Great Commission (Bible)
• ISBNs: 9781433584275, 1433584271
• Resource ID: LLS:MPWRDWTNSSCHRCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-06T22:39:49Z

About Alan D. Strange

Alan D. Strange (PhD, University of Wales) is a professor, speaker, and author of numerous articles on the doctrine of the spirituality of the church, including his published dissertation titled “The Doctrine of the Spirituality of the Church in the Ecclesiology of Charles Hodge.”