Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching WorldBinding and loosing, baptism, eucharist, multiplicity of gifts, and open meeting; these five New Testament practices were central in the life of the early Christian community. Some of them are still echoed in the practice of the church today. But the full social, ethical, and communal meaning of the original practices has often been covered by centuries of ritual and interpretation. John Howard Yoder, in his inimitably direct and discerning style, uncovers the original meaning of the five practices and shows why the recovery of these practices is so important for the social, economic, and political witness of the church today. |
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... Rule of Christ " as thus described could well regenerate pastoral care and congregational decision making . Where it had ... rules are not very different from binding and loosing in the New Testament or from " the Rule of Christ " in the ...
... Rule of Christ " as thus described could well regenerate pastoral care and congregational decision making . Where it had ... rules are not very different from binding and loosing in the New Testament or from " the Rule of Christ " in the ...
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... rules . It is even less likely that Jesus did , when he claimed to fulfill that promise ( Luke 4 : 18-21 ) . They both meant to proclaim , using the best imagery available in the Torah , that the anointed one was to bring economic and ...
... rules . It is even less likely that Jesus did , when he claimed to fulfill that promise ( Luke 4 : 18-21 ) . They both meant to proclaim , using the best imagery available in the Torah , that the anointed one was to bring economic and ...
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... rules , was called for October 26 , 1523 . Zwingli himself , however , did not trust this vision fully . Once he had ... Rule of Paul 65.
... rules , was called for October 26 , 1523 . Zwingli himself , however , did not trust this vision fully . Once he had ... Rule of Paul 65.
Contents
Disciples Break Bread Together | 14 |
Baptism and the New Humanity | 28 |
CHAPTER 4 | 47 |
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