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Ecclesial repentance : the churches confront their sinful pasts /
Churches have been repenting, apologizing, and asking forgiveness for beliefs and practices they once justified. These often high-profile statements raise questions such as: Can a church repent for things that happened centuries ago? Is it possible for a church to sin or to be forgiven? What differe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
T & T Clark International, a Continuum imprint,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Churches have been repenting, apologizing, and asking forgiveness for beliefs and practices they once justified. These often high-profile statements raise questions such as: Can a church repent for things that happened centuries ago? Is it possible for a church to sin or to be forgiven? What difference will repenting make? Is this just more church hypocrisy? In this book Jeremy Bergen tells the story of ecclesial repentance in recent decades and explores the theological issues its raises. He argues that because it is grounded in the doctrines of Christ and the Holy Spirit, ecclesial repentance. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780567457325 056745732X 1283271087 9781283271080 9780567523686 0567523683 9780567214324 056721432X 9786613271082 661327108X |