Product Description: Drawn from the Twelfth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies in August, 2007, these essays address the ecclesiological deficit of Methodism in relation to vocation and mission, crucial issues that have suffered from theological and practical confusion in the world Methodist communion these last decades...read more

Product Description: The New Creation was the theme of the Eleventh Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies held in August 2002. The Oxford Institute, held under the auspices of the World Methodist Council, meets every five years and seeks to bring together scholars, ministers, and laypersons from the Methodist and other churches in the Wesleyan traditions throughout the world for disciplined theological study...read more

Product Description: The church would not be the church of Jesus Christ if it failed to fulfill the one mission bestowed upon it by Jesus Christ after his resurrection, namely to preach and teach the gospel. The church owes its very existence to the word and sacrament...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Is stewardship past its prime as a motivating vision for ministry? A social scientist, McNamara tells the stories of 11 mainline congregations where stewardship is the animating force that has transformed them into vital centers for mission...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Bringing together major papers presented at the tenth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Trinity, Community, and Power offers readers a multi-faceted analysis of Wesley’s doctrine of God. Revealing Wesley’s insights into the nature of God for his understanding of salvation, revelation, and ethics, this volume helps readers understand how a doctrine of the mission of the church is rooted in Wesley’s understanding of God...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The essays in this volume were written to honor Frederick Herzog on his seventhieth birthday. The editors anticipate that the essays will enhance the sound theology for which he worked so diligently and underscore his spirituality that unstintingly witnessed to the grace of God overflowing in love, doing justice, and making peace...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In Methodist circles, awareness grows of the grinding realities of poverty and oppression that are the daily experience of much of the world's population. The essays in this volume offer a range of reflections focusing on the relationship of the Wesleyan tradition to the poor and marginalized...read more

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