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Author | : Don Schweitzer |
Publisher | : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2019-02-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1771123974 |
The United Church of Canada has a rich and complex history of theological development. This volume, written for the general reader as well as students and scholars, provides a comprehensive overview of that development, together with an analysis of this unique denomination’s core statements of faith and its contemporary theological landscape. When the Methodist, Congregational, and Local Union Churches in Canada, as well as most of the Presbyterians, came together as The United Church of Canada, the theological commonalities between them were significant. Over the succeeding decades, this made-in-Canada denomination has continued to define its convictions through consensus-building and large-scale studies. This volume, written by leading scholars, outlines key faith perspectives in areas such as creation, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, sin, mission, and sacraments. No book like this has appeared in over seventy years, and readers will find insight here that is unparalleled in its scope. In creative tension with each individual member’s freedom of conscience, the United Church as a whole has continued to express its commonly held faith in dialogue, continuity, and critical interaction with the faith of the worldwide, historic Christian community.
Author | : Andrew Root |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2020-03-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1493420178 |
What is youth ministry actually for? And does it have a future? Andrew Root, a leading scholar in youth ministry and practical theology, went on a one-year journey to answer these questions. In this book, Root weaves together an innovative first-person fictional narrative to diagnose the challenges facing the church today and to offer a new vision for youth ministry in the 21st century. Informed by interviews that Root conducted with parents, this book explores how parents' perspectives of what constitutes a good life are affecting youth ministry. In today's culture, youth ministry can't compete with sports, test prep, and the myriad other activities in which young people participate. Through a unique parable-style story, Root offers a new way to think about the purpose of youth ministry: not happiness, but joy. Joy is a sense of experiencing the good. For youth ministry to be about joy, it must move beyond the youth group model and rework the assumptions of how identity and happiness are imagined by parents in American society.
Author | : Julie McGonegal |
Publisher | : The United Church of Canada |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1551342545 |
Our spiritual practices carry us through the times of transition in our lives, when we wander in a metaphorical desert. For migrants, refugees, and immigrants, the journey is more than a metaphor. Daily reflections by diverse contributors invite us to reflect on and embody God’s welcome and love for people who are on the move for a variety of reasons. A study guide for groups is included.
Author | : Alydia Smith |
Publisher | : The United Church of Canada |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2017-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1551342456 |
In this devotional, a variety of members and friends of the church told us about their personal faith journeys. We are excited to share their candid, thoughtful reflections. What does it mean to follow Jesus, remain faithful, and choose hope, especially during times of uncertainty and doubt? Daily devotions for the season of Lent include a scripture passage, personal reflection, song suggestions, reflection question, and prayer, Study guide included.
Author | : Kevin N. Flatt |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0773588574 |
At a time when Canadians were arguing about the merits of a new flag, the birth-control pill, and the growing hippie counterculture, the leaders of Canada's largest Protestant church were occupied with turning much of English-Canadian religious culture on its head. In After Evangelicalism, Kevin Flatt reveals how the United Church of Canada abruptly reinvented its public image by cutting the remaining ties to its evangelical past. Flatt argues that although United Church leaders had already abandoned evangelical beliefs three decades earlier, it was only in the 1960s that rapid cultural shifts prompted the sudden dismantling of the church's evangelical programs and identity. Delving deep into the United Church's archives, Flatt uncovers behind-the-scenes developments that led to revolutionary and controversial changes in the church's evangelistic campaigns, educational programs, moral stances, and theological image. Not only did these changes evict evangelicalism from the United Church, but they helped trigger the denomination's ongoing numerical decline and decisively changed Canada's religious landscape. Challenging readers to see the Canadian religious crisis of the 1960s as involving more than just Quebec's Quiet Revolution, After Evangelicalism unveils the transformation of one of Canada's most prominent social institutions.
Author | : Alydia Smith |
Publisher | : The United Church of Canada |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2021-12-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1551342650 |
Does your faith inform your daily choices? Lesser Evils reflects on the decisions we make every day, from “Do I take this parking space?” to “Do I wear this mask?” to “Do I choose to forgive you?” Daily scripture, reflections, personal questions, and prayers for individual devotions or group study explore how to attempt to seek wisdom and do good as followers of Jesus. A study guide for groups is included.
Author | : Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd |
Publisher | : The United Church of Canada |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1551342596 |
THRIVING CHURCHES tells the story of two United Church ministers who travelled across Canada visiting flourishing United Churches to uncover the reasons for their success. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd, minister at Westworth United Church in Winnipeg, visited urban churches, and Tammy Allan, minister at Olds-Sundre Pastoral Charge, Alberta, visited rural churches. They found these churches shared a number of features that helped them not only survive but also thrive through challenging times. Filled with concrete examples from congregations of all sizes, this book will inspire. Also included is an eight-session study guide on spiritual attributes of thriving churches.
Author | : |
Publisher | : United Church of Canada |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Hymns, English |
ISBN | : 9781551341484 |
More Voices, a 288-page songbook with 225 songs suited for today's contemporary worship, has something for everyone Powerful Canadian hymns African calls to worship French contemplative chants Foot-stomping praise The songs are grouped in liturgical order making worship planning easy. Includes user-friendly scriptural, first-line, and topical indexes.
Author | : Melannie Svoboda |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2017-09-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781627853293 |
A flower growing through a crack in the pavement... two small sparrows perched on a roof... seed catalogs in February... Our world is yearning for signs of hope, and with images like these, Melannie Svoboda helps us open our hearts to hope, even in the darkest of times. Hope, she says, is rooted in our deepest longings and desires. "Hope begins with the awareness that we are not yet fulfilled-no matter how successful we may be or how many items we have checked off our bucket list." Each chapter of this beautiful book offers powerful reflections on hope in contexts of faith, love, courage, prayer, pain, sorrow, and more. Sr. Melannie also offers short prayers, questions for personal reflection or group sharing, and even suggestions for music videos to accompany your prayer. With all the demands of our contemporary world, this enlightening book offers an opportunity to pause, rest, and renew our trust in God. Book jacket.
Author | : Don Schweitzer |
Publisher | : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1554583764 |
From its inception in the early 1900s, The United Church of Canada set out to become the national church of Canada. This book recounts and analyzes the history of the church of Canada’s largest Protestant denomination and its engagement with issues of social and private morality, evangelistic campaigns, and its response to the restructuring of religion in the 1960s. A chronological history is followed by chapters on the United Church’s worship, theology, understanding of ministry, relationships with the Canadian Jewish community, Israel, and Palestinians, changing mission goals in relation to First Nations peoples, and changing social imaginary. The result is an original, accessible, and engaging account of The United Church of Canada’s pilgrimage that will be useful for students, historians, and general readers. From this account there emerges a complex portrait of the United Church as a distinctly Canadian Protestant church shaped by both its Christian faith and its engagement with the changing society of which it is a part.