{"product_id":"the-church-according-to-paul-rediscovering-the-community-conformed-to-christ-9780801048821","title":"The Church According to Paul: Rediscovering the Community Conformed to Christ","description":"Amid conflicting ideas about what the church should be and do in a post-Christian climate, the missing voice is that of Paul. The New Testament's most prolific church planter, Paul faced diverse challenges as he worked to form congregations. Leading biblical scholar James Thompson examines Paul's ministry of planting and nurturing churches in the pre-Christian world to offer guidance for the contemporary church. The church today, as then, must define itself and its mission among people who have been shaped by other experiences of community. Thompson shows that Paul offers an unprecedented vision of the community that is being conformed to the image of Christ. He also addresses contemporary (mis)understandings of words like \u003ci\u003emissional\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emegachurch\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eformation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James W. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801048821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book of the Year - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames W. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is scholar in residence at the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. His books include \u003ci\u003ePastoral Ministry according to Paul \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoral Formation according to Paul\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40473678250099,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_03b8cc52-ad18-47a1-9621-4b5d7955b08e.jpg?v=1664373101","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-church-according-to-paul-rediscovering-the-community-conformed-to-christ-9780801048821","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}