Shame and the Gospel
Sarah Grace Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-912863-89-1 (ISBN)
Many Christians today lack confidence in the gospel message and how they share it with their friends. We often feel that what we believe has little relevance for those around us. We may have come to faith on a message of ‘I feel guilty and need forgiveness’. This way was based on an assumed moral compass that was a remnant of our Country’s Christian heritage. Now the tide of this Christian heritage has gone out we are left stranded on the beach, with no viable link to the new emerging culture.
Many of us have become aware that the way we think about the cross no longer connects readily with what we see and experience in our western world today. The guilt that we felt and responded to as we became Christians in our teens and early twenties no longer resonates in the twenty first century.
One of the changes that has taken place in our culture is the shift from guilt to shame. ie ‘I have done something wrong’ to ‘there is something wrong with me’ Brene Browns research says shame is at epidemic proportions in our western culture. If this is the case then we need to re think how we articulate the message of the gospel.
Shame and The Gospel looks at how the cross addresses shame, and what this means for the way we articulate the gospel message in our culture. It will also demonstrate how the cultures of our Christian communities will need to be reformed, as we work in this new world.
Trevor is the team leader of Network Church in Harpenden. He also co-leads Cell UK which encourages the development of small groups in churches. Trevor runs a community pottery studio with a friend to encourage people in their creativity. He has a heart to see our faith lived out in every area of our lives. He is married to Pam and they have four grown up children and three granddaughters.
Introduction
Part 1: The First Signs of Shame
Chapter 1: The Challenge of Shame
Chapter 2: Back to School
Chapter 3: Learning to See
Chapter 4: The Sacred Canopy
Chapter 5: But What About Sin?
Chapter 6: A Personal Story
Chapter 7: Where Do We Start?
Chapter 8: Jesus’ Death and Resurrection as Victory Over Evil
Chapter 9: Exploring the Trinity
Part 2: Towards a Gospel Message for our Shame-based Culture
Introduction to Part 2
Chapter 10: Secrecy, Silence and Judgement
Chapter 11: The Third Space
Chapter 12: Some Insights from Generation Y
Chapter 13: Jesus’ Incarnation Linked to Empathy
Chapter 14: Leaving One Community and Forming Another
Chapter 15: Life in All its Fullness
Chapter 16: God’s Cruciform Nature
Chapter 17: The Place of the Ascension
Chapter 18: Is Honour Relevant in Our Context?
Chapter 19: Raised Up with Christ
Chapter 20: The Spirit of God Lives in You
Chapter 21: New Life Offered as Part of a Community Here on Earth
Part 3: Implications for Our Christian Communities
Introduction to Part 3
Chapter 22: Shame-resilient Christian Communities
Chapter 23: The Anybody and Everybody Movement
Chapter 24: Helping People Thrive
Chapter 25: Creating Space for People
Chapter 26: Leading on the Edge Between Chaos and Order
Chapter 27: Spurring One Another On
Chapter 28: Unearthing Creativity
Chapter 29: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
Chapter 30: Playful Spaces
Chapter 31: Equipping the Saints for the Work of Ministry
Appendix 1
Appendix 2: The Circle of Life for Shame
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.01.2022 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 310 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-912863-89-8 / 1912863898 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-912863-89-1 / 9781912863891 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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