Battle for the heart : how (not) to transform church and society
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Battle for the heart : how (not) to transform church and society

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Battle for the heart : how (not) to transform church and society

About this book

The battle of the heart can be seen as the core problem of the Christian religion in modern culture. According to Augustine, the complex mixture of longings are the driving forces of human lives. These longing are not an intellectual puzzle, but rather a craving for sustenance. The contributions locate the battle for the heart and transformation of society and church in the context of an ethnic, multi-religious, socio-economical divided Africa. Where are the authentic voices of leaders who can change the heart? How to mend a 'broken' heart? How to transform congregations towards inclusion of difference? Can we embrace the dignity of difference as attitudes that enable transformation of church and society? Hans-Martin Sass (1935 in Hagen /Germany) now lives in Reston, Virginia. He holds faculty positions in philosophy and bioethics at Ruhr University, Bochum, FRG (since 1966), and Georgetown University, Washington DC (since 1980); Honorary Professor at Renmin University (1985) and Peking Union Medical College (2001) in Beijing PRC. 100+ separate publications, 250+ journal articles, 300+ invited lectures.

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Information

Publisher
LIT Verlag
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9783643963062
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter 1 Battle for/in the heart: How (not) to transform the heart
  4. Chapter 2 Feeling, seeing and acting differently: the emotional disposition and actions of God in Luke 15:20 as a mimetic compass for the contemporarychurch in search of a vibrant faith
  5. Chapter 3 “How can you mend a broken heart?”: A good life for the church in the time that remains
  6. Chapter 4 From the heart to the public? Public pastoral care to foster community healing, peace and transformation
  7. Chapter 5 A change of heart – the transformation of a multicultural congregation
  8. Chapter 6 Congregational leadership through imitation and persuasive speech as critical drivers for transforming congregations and society
  9. Chapter 7 The heart of leadership: The shape and shaping of the king in the Psalter
  10. Chapter 8 Who has the authentic voice to change the heart of communities: the church or government?
  11. Chapter 9 Embracing the dignity of difference in South Africa: possibilitators to opening up church and society
  12. Chapter 10 Conflicting spiritualities or transforming religions? Religious intersections at Mantsopa Cave in Modderpoort
  13. List of Contributors