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    <![CDATA[Liturgical Theology: The Church As Worshiping Community]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bad worship produces bad theology, and bad theology produces an unhealthy church.&lt;/strong&gt;In Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan issues a call to evangelicals to develop a mature theology of the church--an ecclesiology that is grounded in the church's identity as a worshiping community. Evangelicals, he argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate understanding of Christian worship. As a remedy for this ailment, Chan presents a coherent theology of the church that pays particular attention to the liturgical practices that have constituted Christian worship throughout the centuries. With a seasoned eye and steady hand, he guides the reader through these practices and unpacks their significance for theology, spirituality and the renewal of evangelicalism in the postmodern era.Chan's proposal advances the conversation among evangelicals regarding the relationship between theology and worship. In contrast to some theologians who have tended to emphasize a sociological analysis, Chan argues that we need to consider what is essential to the church's theological identity. Drawing on the larger Christian tradition, Chan argues that we discover that identity primarily in the structure and significance of Christian worship.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;font color=&quot;#FF0000&quot;&gt;A 1999  Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Book!&lt;/font&gt;Theology is &quot;the doctrine of living unto God,&quot; wrote the Puritan theologian William Ames. Unfortunately, post-Enlightenment theology has tended to divorce &quot;doctrine&quot; from &quot;living unto God.&quot; And to the degree that this split has been deepened and perpetuated, both theology and spirituality have been impoverished.<em>Spiritual Theology</em> is a rare book. In it, Simon Chan surveys the little-explored landscape where systematic theology and godly praxis meet, highlighting the connections between Christian doctrine and Christian living and drawing out the spiritual implications of particular aspects of systematic theology. Allowing rational formulations to drop into the background, he brings the mystery of the faith to the fore.Chan begins with the principal doctrines of God, sin, salvation and the church. He then progresses to a reflective consideration of the practice of the spiritual life, from prayer to spiritual direction. Unabashedly evangelical and truly ecumenical, Chan grounds his exploration in the sources of the Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox traditions. His work is well abreast of contemporary theological currents and crossculturally conversant from an Asian perspective.<em>Spiritual Theology</em> is a book for those who care deeply about theology <em>and</em> spirituality, and strive to integrate the two. It is well worth careful reflection and prayerful reading.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition]]>
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    <![CDATA[Global Dictionary of Theology]]>
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    <![CDATA[Theological dictionaries are foundational to any theological library. But until now there has been no Global Dictionary of Theology, a theological dictionary that presumes the contribution of the Western tradition but moves beyond it to embrace and explore a full range of global expressions of theology.  <p>The Global Dictionary of Theology is inspired by the shift of the center of Christianity from the West to the global South. But it also reflects the increase in two-way traffic between these two sectors as well as the global awareness that has permeated popular culture to an unprecedented degree.  <p>The editorial perspective of the Global Dictionary of Theology is an ecumenical evangelicalism that is receptive to discovering new facets of truth through listening and conversation on a global scale. Thus a distinctive feature of the Global Dictionary of Theology is its conversational approach. Contributors have been called on to write in the spirit of engaging in a larger theological conversation in which alternative views are expected and invited.  <p>William A. Dyrness, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Juan F. Martinez and Simon Chan edit approximately 250 articles written by over 100 contributors representing the global spectrum of theological perspectives.  <p>Pastors, theological teachers, theological students and lay Christian leaders will all find the Global Dictionary of Theology to be a resource that unfolds new dimensions and reveals new panoramas of theological perspective and inquiry. Here is a new launching point for doing theology in today's global context.</p></p></p></p>]]>
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