Religious Integrity for Everyone: Functional Theology for Secular Society
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 059500038X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Problem of Our Time Fred Campbell's Religious Integrity for Everyone is a timely book for our distracted shapeless times. Written especially for people not tightly tied to a religous tradition; the secular person who has some vague sense that religion is important but they don't know exactly how. The author tells the story of theology and how it is an aid to living, why community is important and why thinking is important is living a life worth living. The unexamined life may not be worth living but today few know how to examine their lives or
During several years of interim ministry I tested the applicability and power of the Four Faiths and functional religious language to give expression to the religious concerns of people living in 6 different states. During my first years of ministry I grappled with the challenges to religious faith in secular society. I believe functional religious language gives secular people access to religion and relig
In seeking to meet the spiritual needs of each person I pushed the meaning of religious words beyond their Christian meaning. During several years of interim ministry I tested the applicability and power of the Four Faiths and functional religious language to give expression to the religious concerns of people living in 6 different states. A set of functional meanings emerged that enabled the four faiths to be expressed positively. I learned that theology gains its value as it serves pragmatic religion. Each was drawing values and meaning from a different transcendent source. S. During my first years of ministr
Therefore this proposal creates a set of functional definitions for religious ideas and concerns.. In the secular culture that is emerging to dominate our world it is important to maintain religious integrity and vitality. Christianity has become one of many religions and only one source of value among others