How Faith Matures

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Westminster John Knox Press, 1 de gen. 1989 - 252 pàgines

How Faith Matures is a follow-up to C. Ellis Nelson's classic work, Where Faith Begins. Extending and developing the insights of that earlier volume, How Faith Matures proposes an alternative to the church school and presents a model that church professionals can apply to improve education in their church communities.

 

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Preface
9
Introduction
11
The Social Construction of Beliefs
19
Our Age of Secular Individualism
21
Our Religious Experience
42
A Biblical Model of Experience
61
Why Is Experience Necessary? ཤྩ ༤ 5 The Situation
78
The Person
98
The Residue of Experience
125
Experiential Religion
151
Life Together
153
Strategy for Faith Maturation
182
Congregational Edification
203
Notes
231
Index of Names and Topics
245
Index of Scripture Passages
250

The Mission
111
Copyright

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Sobre l'autor (1989)

C. Ellis Nelson is President Emeritus of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and Research Professor of Christian Education at Austin Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. He is the author of several books including How Faith Matures and Helping Teenagers Grow Morally: A Guide for Adults, both published by WJK.

Informació bibliogràfica

TítolHow Faith Matures
Col·laboradorCarl Ellis Nelson
EditorWestminster John Knox Press, 1989
ISBN080420750X, 9780804207508
Nre. de pàgines252 pàgines
  
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