What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening?: Leading The Church

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Nombre: What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening?: Leading the Church in a Polarized Society (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Eerdmans

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Review

Calmly reasoned analyses of our sharply divided society are hard to come by. But Robin Lovin has a gift for summarizing complex cultural movements with a clarity and dexterity that others may only aspire to. Heres an ethicist and theologian who brings light and hope to dispirited people frustrated by tense and even fighting times. Every pastor interested in helping a faith community stick together should be devouring these pages.
Peter W. Marty
editor/publisher of The Christian Century

Lovins new book causes me to consider the question, How is my congregation taking up space and serving as a witness to our overwhelming reality of Gods love and justice in what too often feels like chaos? I am thankful for the way Lovin frames our current reality and for his challenge to be a kind of witness that is different.
Shannon Johnson Kershner
pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago

Robin Lovin graciously reminds us of some things wed forgotten: that liberal means nothing if it doesnt mean generous, that conservative means ensuring we never move on from Jesus, that disagreement is the source of most creativity, that faithfulness is tested by entering the marketplace of ideas rather than withdrawing into our bunkers. Crucially, he highlights the question, Who are you listening to? as a test of both wisdom and renewal. It would be ironic for any reader coming to this book to require it to confirm ideas already fiercely held. Only read this book if you want to be transformed into becoming a blessing to the stranger who was once your neighbor.
Samuel Wells
vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
author of Humbler Faith, Bigger God

Product Description

A trusted senior statesman in Christian ethics and ministry addresses the crisis of political polarization threatening the existence of the church.
Polarization and political gridlock have been the norm in the United States for decades. As that reality seeps into every aspect of our society, churches find themselves not only affected, but often at the very center of the conflict. Rather than remaining places of inclusive community and generous dialogue, our sanctuaries have too often become ground zero of the culture wars.
What can pastors do to restore the churchs witness to the unity of all things in Godespecially when it feels like members of the congregation would rather position the churchs identity firmly on one side of the political spectrum or the other? And how can church leaders maintain peace while speaking the truth on important social issueswithout either alienating parishioners who disagree or resorting to inane bothsiderism?
Widely respected pastor and ethicist Robin Lovin offers sage counsel in this helpful book, arguing that to resist the trend of polarization in our church we must rediscover how the gospel teaches us to understand ourselves, our neighbors, and the purpose of politics. In part one, Lovin provides an overview of the situation in which we find ourselves, showing how polarization developed over recent decades and how, in both our society and our churches, we have adapted to division as the norm. In part two, he considers how Christians can shape a different response by learning to listento the Word of God, to the world, and to those who are not usually heard. With questions for discussion and reflection aligned with the content of each chapter, What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening? provides an accessible roadmap for navigating out of the morass of polarization into a brighter future of church unity, during election seasons and beyond.

About the Author

Robin W. Lovin is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. He formerly served as the William H. Scheide Senior Fellow in Theology at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey; as the Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics at Southern Methodist University; and as dean of SMU's Perkins School of Theology. He is also a past president of t

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-Idioma: Inglés
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Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9780802882325
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 0802882323
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Eerdmans
Titulo del libro: What Do We Do When Nobody Is Listening?: Leading the Church in a Polarized Society (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Lovin, Robin W.
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 176
ISBN-13: 9780802882325
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9780802882325