Sacred Roots: A Primer on Retrieving the Great Tradition

by Don L. Davis

The Christian faith is anchored on the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, whose incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection forever changed the world. Between the years 100 and 500 C.E. those who believed in him grew from a small persecuted minority to a strong aggressive movement reaching far beyond the bounds of the Roman empire. The roots this era produced gave us our canon (the Scriptures), our worship, and our conviction (the major creeds of the Church, and the central tenets of the Faith, especially regarding the doctrine of the Trinity and Christ). This book suggests how we can renew our contemporary faith again, by rediscovering these roots, our Sacred Roots, by retrieving the Great Tradition of the Church that launched the Christian revolution.

Genres: Christian

180 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2010

About the author

Dr. Don L. Davis

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting proposition to establish urban churches based on the commonality of the Nicene Creed and the liturgical Church calendar as a way of teaching the story of redemption and keeping close to orthodox theology. I read this book as part of my curriculum for a "Theology of the Church" class I am teaching at a local prison. I will be interested in the students' reactions and comments to this book when we discuss it in three weeks.