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As the legacy of Christendom wanes, Christians will be subject to increasing hostility. With the church losing prominence in culture, many Christians may be tempted to reclaim or reassert the privileges of our established past. However, this current moment offers exciting opportunities for mission and new ways to be faithful.
  
 
==Recommended Reading==
 
==Recommended Reading==
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Hauerwas, Stanley and Willimon, William <I>Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition)</i> (Abingdon Press, 2014)
  
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Newbigin, Leslie, <I>Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture</> (Eerdmans, 1998)
  
 
==Resources for Further Study==
 
==Resources for Further Study==
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Guder, Darrell L., <I>Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America</I> (Eerdmans, 1998)
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Hauerwas, Stanley, <I>A Better Hope: Resources for a Church Confronting Capitalism, Democracy, and Postmodernity</I> (Brazos Press, 2000)
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Smith, James K. A., <I>How Not to be Secular: Reading Charles Tayor</I> (Eerdmans, 2014)
  
 
==[[Canonical Areas]]==
 
==[[Canonical Areas]]==
 
==[[Missionary Work of the Church]]==
 
==[[Missionary Work of the Church]]==

Revision as of 19:14, 26 May 2019

As the legacy of Christendom wanes, Christians will be subject to increasing hostility. With the church losing prominence in culture, many Christians may be tempted to reclaim or reassert the privileges of our established past. However, this current moment offers exciting opportunities for mission and new ways to be faithful.

Recommended Reading

Hauerwas, Stanley and Willimon, William Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition) (Abingdon Press, 2014)

Newbigin, Leslie, Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture</> (Eerdmans, 1998)

Resources for Further Study

Guder, Darrell L., <I>Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America (Eerdmans, 1998)

Hauerwas, Stanley, A Better Hope: Resources for a Church Confronting Capitalism, Democracy, and Postmodernity (Brazos Press, 2000)

Smith, James K. A., How Not to be Secular: Reading Charles Tayor (Eerdmans, 2014)

Canonical Areas

Missionary Work of the Church