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Evangelical Christianity has long been plagued by a dichotomy between evangelism and social action. The debate about whether evangelicals should attempt to make this world a better place in tune with God's will as well as prepare people for life in a better world is the background to this stimulating volume, which seeks to demonstrate that there is no tension between the task of evangelism and the Christian's obligation to care for those in need. The issue should never have been one of 'either/or' but rather should always have been voiced in terms of 'both/and'. The Bible's teaching makes it plain that God's salvific work is both spiritual and physical.
The first seven chapters survey relevant material in the Old and New Testaments; the second seven explore the theme of world transformation from the perspective of social ethics, systematic theology and church history. The clear message is that the proclamation of God's salvation must address both the desperate spiritual need of a sinful humanity and the desperate physical need that is all too apparent in our troubled world - and that there is theoretical and practical work yet to be done as we think and work under the dominion of Jesus, who as a result of his death and resurrection has been given all authority in heaven and earth.
The contributors are David L. Baker, Tim Chester, M. Daniel Carroll R., Jamie A. Grant, Peter S. Heslam, Jason Hood, Dewi A. Hughes, I. Howard Marshall, Rene Padilla, Anna Robbins, David W. Smith, Melvin Tinker, Alistair I. Wilson and Christopher J. H. Wright.
Jamie A. Grant is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at the Highland Theological College, Dingwall, Scotland. He is co-editor of The God of Covenant (Apollos) and Words and the Word (Apollos).
Dewi A. Hughes is Theological Advisor for Tearfund, the Christian relief and development agency, and a member of The Lausanne Movement's Theology Working Group. His books include Power and Poverty: Divine and Human Rule in a World of Need (IVP) and God of the Poor: A Biblical Vision of God's Present Rule (OM Publishing).
Author
Jamie A. Grant
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Intervarsity Press (IVP)
Published
May 2009
Editor
Jamie A. Grant; Dewi A. Hughes
Weight
466g
Page Count
288
Dimensions
15.7 x 23.5 x 2.4 cm
ISBN
9781844743742
ISBN-10
1844743748
Eden Code
1919567
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