Christian Assembly: Marks of the Church in a Pluralistic Age

by Gordon W. Lathrop and Timothy J. Wengert

Book Overview

What is church? What makes the church one? While these questions may seem innocuous, church has become conflicted territory, with internal factions, external pressures, and ecumenical turmoil all calling for a more positive, sturdy, more resilient notion of Christian community.

Wengert approaches the questions as a Reformation historian. He shows how the New Testament notion of ''marks'' of the church was taken up by Martin Luther and developed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800636600
• ISBN13: 9780800636609
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"