| Being the Body Contributor(s): Colson, Charles W. (Author), Vaughn, Ellen Santilli (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849945089 ISBN-13: 9780849945083 Publisher: Thomas Nelson OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: Ten years ago in "The Body," Colson turned his prophetic attention to the church and how it might break out of its cultural captivity and reassert its biblical identity. Today the book's classic truths have not changed. In this revised and expanded edition, Colson revisits the question, "What is the church and what is its relevance to contemporary culture at large?" |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
| Dewey: 262 |
| Physical Information: 1.39" H x 5.51" W x 8.51" (1.35 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Charles Colson has been called, "one of the most important social reformers in a generation." Ten years ago in The Body, Colson turned his prophetic attention to the church and how it might break out of its cultural captivity and reassert its biblical identity. Today the book's classic truths have not changed. But the world we live in has. Christians in America have had their complacency shattered and their beliefs challenged. Around the world, the clash of world views has never been more strident. Before all of us, daily, are the realities of life and death, terror and hope, light and darkness, brokenness and healing. We cannot withdraw to the comfort of our sanctuaries...we must engage. For, if ever there was a time for Christians to be the Body of Christ in the world, it is now. In this new, revised and expanded edition of The Body, Charles Colson revisits the question, "What is the church and what is its relevance to contemporary culture at large?" Provocative and insightful, Being the Body inspires us to rise above a stunted "Jesus and me" faith to a nobler view of something bigger and grander than ourselves--the glorious, holy vision for which God created the church. Hardcover ISBN 0849917522 |
Contributor Bio(s): Vaughn, Ellen Santilli: - Ellen Vaughn is an award-winning author whose works include The Strand and Gideon's Torch, co-authored with Charles Colson. Former vice president of executive communications for Prison Fellowship, Vaughn has also served as a speech writer and fund-raising consultant. She and her husband, Lee, live in Virginia with their three children.Colson, Charles W.: - Chuck Colson was a popular and widely known author, speaker, and radio commentator. A former presidential aide to Richard Nixon and founder of the international ministry Prison Fellowship, he wrote several books that have shaped Christian thinking on a variety of subjects, including Born Again, Loving God, How Now Shall We Live?, The Good Life, and The Faith. His radio broadcast, BreakPoint, at one point aired to two million listeners. Chuck Colson donated all of his royalties, awards, and speaking fees to Prison Fellowship Ministries. |