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Why We Belong: Evangelical Unity and Denominational Diversity

Why We Belong: Evangelical Unity and Denominational Diversity


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Denominations, although often maligned, are important for the continued health and vitality of the church. Contributors from a variety of evangelical traditions share their personal stories for the sake of unity across denominational lines.

Table of Contents:

Preface: Are Denominations Dead? Should They Be? (Anthony L. Chute)
1.  Toward a Theology of the Unity of the Church (Christopher W. Morgan)
2.  One Lord, One Faith, but Many Expressions: Denominations and Their Stories (Anthony L. Chute)
3.  Why I Am an Evangelical and an Anglican (Gerald L. Bray)
4.  Why I Am an Evangelical and a Baptist (Timothy F. George)
5.  Why I Am and Evangelical and a Lutheran (Douglas A. Sweeney)
6.  Why I Am an Evangelical and a Methodist (Timothy C. Tennent)
7.  Why I Am an Evangelical and a Pentecostal (Byron D. Klaus)
8.  Why I Am an Evangelical and a Presbyterian (Bryan Chapell)
9.  Denominationalism: Historical Developments, Contemporary Challenges, and Global Opportunities (David S. Dockery)



About the Author :
Anthony L. Chute (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; MDiv, Beeson Divinity School) is professor of church history and associate dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He is the author of several books and has served as a pastor of multiple churches. He and his wife, Connie, have two children. Christopher W. Morgan (PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary) is a professor of theology and the dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including several volumes in the Theology in Community series. Robert A. Peterson (PhD, Drew University) taught theology for thirty-five years at two evangelical seminaries. He is retired and currently has a ministry of editing and writing. He has written or edited over thirty books. Gerald Bray (DLitt, University of Paris-Sorbonne) is research professor at Beeson Divinity School and director of research for the Latimer Trust. He is a prolific writer and has authored or edited numerous books, including The Doctrine of God, Biblical Interpretation, God Is Love, and God Has Spoken. Bryan Chapell is the senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Peoria, Illinois. He is also the host of a daily half-hour radio Bible teaching program, Unlimited Grace, and the founder and chairman of Unlimited Grace Media (unlimitedgrace.com). Bryan previously served as the president of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the author of a number of books, including Holiness by Grace. David S. Dockery (PhD, University of Texas) is the president of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, following more than eighteen years of presidential leadership at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He is a much sought-after speaker and lecturer, a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and the author or editor of more than thirty books. Dockery and his wife, Lanese, have three sons and six grandchildren. Timothy George is the founding dean of Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, where he teaches theology and church history. He serves as general editor for Reformation Commentary on Scripture and has written more than twenty books. His textbook Theology of the Reformers is the standard textbook on Reformation theology in many schools and seminaries.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781433514838
  • Publisher: Crossway Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Crossway Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 360 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1433514834
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Evangelical Unity and Denominational Diversity
  • Width: 152 mm


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