The Theology of The United Church of Canada
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The Theology of The United Church of Canada

  1. 302 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Theology of The United Church of Canada

About this book

The United Church of Canada has a rich and complex history of theological development. This volume, written for the general reader as well as students and scholars, provides a comprehensive overview of that development, together with an analysis of this unique denomination's core statements of faith and its contemporary theological landscape.

When the Methodist, Congregational, and Local Union Churches in Canada, as well as most of the Presbyterians, came together as The United Church of Canada, the theological commonalities between them were significant. Over the succeeding decades, this made-in-Canada denomination has continued to define its convictions through consensus-building and large-scale studies. This volume, written by leading scholars, outlines key faith perspectives in areas such as creation, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, sin, mission, and sacraments.

No book like this has appeared in over seventy years, and readers will find insight here that is unparalleled in its scope. In creative tension with each individual member's freedom of conscience, the United Church as a whole has continued to express its commonly held faith in dialogue, continuity, and critical interaction with the faith of the worldwide, historic Christian community.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter One The Triune God
  10. Chapter Two Scripture and Revelation in The United Church of Canada
  11. Chapter Three The Good Creation: From Classical Theism to Ecotheology
  12. Chapter Four Sin and Redemption in The United Church of Canada
  13. Chapter Five The Christology of The United Church of Canada
  14. Chapter Six The Holy Spirit
  15. Chapter Seven Ecclesiology: “Being The United Church of Canada”
  16. Chapter Eight What Are People For? In Christian Life, Discipleship, and Ministry
  17. Chapter Nine Sacraments and Sacramentality in The United Church of Canada
  18. Chapter Ten Practising God’s Mission beyond Canada
  19. Chapter Eleven The United Church’s Mission Work within Canada and Its Impact on Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Communities
  20. Chapter Twelve The End of the World as We Know It? (Eschatology)
  21. Conclusion: … a Work in Progress
  22. Appendix: The United Church of Canada’s Four Subordinate Standards
  23. Bibliography
  24. Contributors
  25. Index