Church Invisible
Insights for Today's Church from the Sixteenth Century Radicals
An earthed and practical theology gaining insights from the radical reformers of the 16th century to answer the question ‘what is the church?’
Book details
Author: Andrew Gamman
Price: Digital NZ$19.99
Format: pdf/ePub/Mobi(Kindle)
ISBN: 978-0-473-26317-1(PDF) 978-0-473-26319-5(EPUB) 978-0-473-26318-8(MOBI/Kindle)
Audience:Practical theologians, ministry professionals andp people interested in contemporary church culture
About this book
We are living in a time in which we are seeing a rapid unravelling of institutional structures in Western society and a re-alignment of values. The church is not faring well in this process. This book takes the form of an earthed and practical theology and asks the question ‘what is the church?’ Rather than a purely theoretical, or a purely pragmatic approach, it looks to the radical Reformers of the sixteenth century and finds there an emphasis on the church’s invisible realities and on community both of which have a relevance to the twenty-first century.
About the author
Andrew Gamman is passionate about fishing,family and the local church, although not necessarily in that order. He is concerned about the gap between the church and many in the wider community who are spiritually aware. Believing in Jesus is not a problem for them, but belonging to a church isn’t on the radar. In this regard he has been re-thinking how we define church, and what it is that we do when we meet together. He is an accredited Baptist minister and has worked in both Baptist and Methodist roles in NZ
Recommendations
“In a day when the institutional Church is under question, not a few are eager to prescribe for what they perceive to be wrong. Andrew Gamman's book, however, is far from another set of nostrums, rather it is a reflection on places the Church has been before. From the ferment of debate about the nature of the Church in the 16th century, particularly within the radical wing of the Reformation, Andrew draws helpful insights and lessons that give pointers for the future.” Brian K Smith Professor Emeritus, Carey Baptist College, Auckland, New Zealand. Author of “Who made God?”, “Arrow Down” and “Solving the God Problem”.
