A Church Drawing Near: Spirituality and Mission in a Post-Christian Culture

by Paul Avis

The book begins by defining the core tasks (or mission) of the Church in biblical and theological terms, and then asks how these tasks can best be carried out in the conditions of modernity and post-modernity.Paul Avis describes and evaluates contemporary expressions of spirituality, drawing on many empirical studies; the functions of the Church's 'occasional offices' or rites of passage; the ways in which the Church and its ministers can engage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567089681
• ISBN13: 9780567089687
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"