In the Midst of Much-Doing: Cultivating a Missional Spirituality
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
How are we to sustain activism and compassion amidst the never-ending crises of the twenty-first century? While the concern for social justice is deeply biblical, cynicism, burnout, and despair are all too common side effects when action is divorced from contemplation. To effectively serve as the hands and feet of Jesus, the church must attend to the revitalization of its inner life through the spiritual practices which feed, support, and sustain the work of the kingdom. Rather than the fragmentation and dualism that have led denominations to choose between prayer and service, evangelization and justice, the church must integrate heart, mind, and body in order to fulfil its calling to transform the world from within. Drawing from Scripture and a wide range of Christian traditions–from the monastic to the evangelical–this book inspires its readers to integrate spiritual renewal and prophetic witness for the glory of God and the good of his creation.
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- Draws from Scripture and a wide range of Christian traditions
- Inspires its readers to integrate spiritual renewal and prophetic witness for the glory of God and the good of his creation
For evangelicals whose mission activism has become increasingly wearisome, this book is a must-read. But the work does far more than present cogent arguments for a missional spirituality, it engages the reader existentially as the author shares from his own personal struggles. For me, this is the book’s most attractive feature.
—Simon Chan, PhD
This momentous volume sums up a lifetime of Charles Ringma’s personal mission engagement, his teaching interculturally, and his extensive research theologically, historically, spiritually, philosophically and practically. He also shows how our missional engagement animates our relationship with God and the deepening of our faith. The definitive work on the subject!
—R. Paul Stevens, PhD
- Title: In the Midst of Much-Doing: Cultivating a Missional Spirituality
- Author: Charles R. Ringma
- Publisher: Langham
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 535
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Church and social problems; Church and the world; Mission of the church; Missions; Spirituality Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781839732430, 9781839738449, 9781839738463, 1839732431, 1839738448, 1839738464
- Resource ID: LLS:MDSTMCHDSPRTLTY
- Resource Type: Monograph
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