{"product_id":"under-the-oak-tree-paperback-2","title":"Under the Oak Tree - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald J. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. McClure\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eO. Wesley Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo trends in the early twenty-first-century intersect to give this volume immediate relevance: 1) The emerging postmodern ethos in North America is calling into question many things we have taken for granted, including the purposes of the church; and 2) our time is increasingly fractious as groups with distinct worldviews become polarized and often antagonistic. Eleven noted contributors join a growing current that sees conversation as an image to refresh our thinking about the nature and purpose of the church, and as a process in which individuals and communities with different perspectives come together for real understanding. Under the Oak Tree employs the image of Sarah and Abraham greeting three visitors under the Oaks of Mamre as an image for the church as a community of conversation, a community that opens itself to the otherness of the Bible, voices in history and tradition, others in the contemporary social and ecological worlds. Furthermore, the book shows how conversation can lead the church to action. The book takes a practical approach by exploring how conversation can shape key parts of the church's life. Topics include preaching, worship, formation, evangelism, pastoral care, mission and ecumenism, social witness, and the relationship of Christianity to other religions. Foundational chapters consider God as conversational, the church as community of conversation, and the minister as conversation leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald J. Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospels and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. His books include \u003ci\u003eReading the New Testament for the First Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John S. McClure is Charles G. Finney Professor of Preaching and Worship at Vanderbilt Divinity School. He has written \u003ci\u003eMashup Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e O. Wesley Allen Jr. is Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eA Renewed Homiletic\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eThe Homiletic of All Believers\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47367575961849,"sku":"9781620321928","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SE4xRDg2YUJTR3V6aVlhRU9FQVdXQT09_a4724d61-3ef2-4c87-abf5-a9fa8fd3c286.webp?v=1769960797","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/under-the-oak-tree-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}