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ROOTED AND GROUNDED IBD

CANTERBURY PRESS
08 / 2019
9781786221681
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Sinopsis

Beginning in New Testament times, there is a time-honoured tradition of forming new Christians in the essentials of faith: catechesis. This volume aims to uncover the riches of this tradition for all who teach and preach the faith today, and well as animate it: St Augustine wrote that joy should be the prime characteristic of those who teach the faith.Six outstanding theologians and historians open up the tradition of catechesis for today&rsquo,s church:&bull, Alister McGrath explores the role of the creeds in catechesis,&bull, Susan Gillingham, Professor of the Hebrew Bible, looks at the Psalms in Christian formation,&bull, Jennifer Strawbridge, Associate Professor of New Testament, reflects on catechesis in the early church,&bull, Carole Harrison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, offers lessons from the patristic period,&bull, Sarah Foot, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, draws lessons from the Anglo Saxon missions to Europe,&bull, Simon Jones, Chaplain of Merton College and member of the Liturgical Commission, links formation and liturgy,&bull, Steven Croft shows how this great tradition can be revitalised today.

PVP
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