From the Parish for the Life of the Word

Stephen P Bouman

Augsburg Books, Jan 1, 2000 - Religion - 280 pages

This is a book about the parish, written from the heart of parish life. Its heart is an edited collection of Lutheran Forum articles, with other published work and new material adding dimension to some of the themes explored in these pages. This collection provides diverse soundings of parish life in the Gospel and suggests a Lutheran theology of the parish, but one that is accessible and relevant across the ecumenical diversity of the One Body of Christ. For pastors and lay readers, this book seeks to support the ministry of congregations, as well as inspiring and provoking dialogue in local parishes.

Contents

• VI: 16
• VII: 22
• VIII: 26
• X: 30
• XI: 35
• XIII: 39
• XIV: 46
• XVI: 48
• XVII: 57
• XVIII: 63
• XX: 69
• XXII: 75
• XXIV: 81
• XXVI: 92
• XXVII: 94
• XXVIII: 99
• XXX: 104
• XXXII: 110
• XXXIV: 118
• XXXV: 122
• XXXVI: 128
• XXXVII: 136
• XXXVIII: 142
• XL: 148
• XLII: 154
• XLIV: 160
• XLVI: 170
• XLVII: 178
• XLVIII: 182
• L: 192
• LI: 200
• LIII: 202
• LIV: 208
• LV: 214
• LVII: 221
• LVIII: 226
• LX: 228
• LXII: 245
• LXIII: 252
• LXIV: 254
• LXV: 259
• LXVII: 270

Popular passages

Page 9 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.‎

Page 10 - For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.‎

About the author

Stephen Bouman served as a parish pastor in New York City and New Jersey, as bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod, as Executive Director of Domestic Mission for the ELCA, and on the board of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. He is a teacher, lecturer, and author. His book The Mission Table is used by congregations throughout the church for mission planning. Martin E. Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he taught chiefly in the Divinity School for thirty-five years. He has published many books with Augsburg Books and Fortress Press including A Short History of Christianity (9780800619442), The Lord's Supper (9780806633398), Faith (9780806601328), Speaking of Trust (Lutheran Voices, 9780806649948) and with his son, Micah Marty, Places Along the Way (9780806627465) and Our Hope for Years to Come (9780806628363). He lives in Chicago.

Bibliographic information

• Title: From the Parish for the Life of the Word
• Author: Stephen P Bouman
• Contributor: Marin Marty
• Publisher: Augsburg Books, 2000
• ISBN: 0806651768, 9780806651767
• Length: 280 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / General