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Longing for Spring: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community


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Delving into the widespread, contemporary longing for a more serious and communal experience of Christianity, this book provides important theoretical underpinnings and casts a vision for a new monasticism within the Wesleyan tradition. Elaine Heath and Scott Kisker call for the planting of neo-monastic churches which embody the Wesleyan vision of holiness in postmodern contexts. This book also points toward some vital shifts that are necessary in theological education in order to equip pastors to lead such communities. Longing for Spring helps Wesleyans of all stripes understand the theory and praxis necessary for planting neo-monastic communities as a new model of the church that is particularly important in the postmodern context. The authors write in an engaging, conversational style that is conversant with postmodern culture, yet thoroughly informed by critical research. Heath and Kisker boldly challenge the imagination of the church, both within and beyond Wesleyan traditions, to consider the possibility of revitalizing the church through the new monasticism.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments; Foreword by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove; Our Stories; Early Stories of; Intentional Community and Church Renewal; Protestant Models of Intentional Community; What the New Methodists Want; Spring; Reports from the Horizon; Appendix A: Recommended Resources for Further Study; Appendix B: Reflection Guide; Appendix C: The Role of the Anchor Church; Bibliography.

About the Author :
Elaine A. Heath is Assistant Professor of Evangelism in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of 'The Mystic Way of Evangelism' (2008). Scott Kisker is the James Cecil Logan Associate Professor of Evangelism and Wesley Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary, and is the author of Foundation for Revival (2007).

Review :
'(This book) offers an important, radical, practically-oriented message from which contemporary Christians - especially those in the affluent West - could greatly benefit. Its purpose is simple: to rediscover the importance of the monastic tradition for contemporary communal, practical, socially activist Christian living - The work is a reminder that monasticism need not mean separation or escapism. Rather, it can be construed in forms which mean passionate commitment to others, on the basis of a firm foundation in theologically informed, intentional communal living.' Clive Marsh in Modern Believing, April 2012


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780718892425
  • Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Lutterworth Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 118
  • Weight: 189 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0718892429
  • Publisher Date: 26 May 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community
  • Width: 153 mm


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