Jesus and Community
The Social Dimensions of Christian Faith
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Jesus and Community: The Social Dimensions of Christian Faith
The author calls the present-day church to
once again be the "contrast society," which
attracts non-believers by living what it
preaches and by being different without
being narrowly sectarian.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800618025
- Pages 224
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.38
- Publication Date October 1, 1984
Excerpts
"Critical theology has long asked
emphatically if the historical Jesus really
founded a church. Yet it has become
increasingly clear that this question is
posed in the wrong way. It is not much of
an exaggeration to say that Jesus could not
have founded a church since there had long
been one -- God's people, Israel. Jesus
directed his efforts to Israel. He sought
to gather it in view of the coming reign of
God and to make it into the true people of
God. What we now call church is nothing
other than the community of those ready to
live in the people of God, gathered by Jesus
and sanctified by his death. From this
perspective, it is foolish to look to the
historical Jesus for a formal act of
founding the church."
--from the Preface
--from the Preface
Table of Contents
Translator's Preface
Preface
Introduction: The Heritage of Individualism
I. Jesus and Israel
1. The Preaching of the Baptist
2. The Institution of the Twelve
3. The Sick Members of the People of God
4. The Prayer for Gathering in the Our Father
5. The Pilgrimage of the Nations
6. The Crisis of Israel
7. Death for the Many
8. The Reign of God and the People of God
II: Jesus and His Disciples
1. The Circle of Disciples
2. The Sermon on the Mount
3. The New Family
4. The End of the Fathers
5. The Renunciation of Violence
6. The Light Burden
7. The City on the Hill
8. Jesus' Will for Community
III: The New Testament Communities in the Discipleship of Jesus
1. The Church as the People of God
2. The Presence of the Spirit
3. The Elimination of Social Barriers
4. The Praxis of "Togetherness"
5. Brotherly Love
6. The Renunciation of Domination
7. The Church as Contrast-Society
8. The Sign for the Nations
IV: The Ancient Church in the Discipleship of Jesus
1. The People from the Peoples
2. The Religion of Healing
3. Christian Fraternity
4. God's Contrast-Society
5. The Christian Refusal
6. The Church and War
7. The Fulfillment of Isaiah 2
8. The Confirmation of Truth through Praxis
Postscript: The Heritage of Augustine
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction: The Heritage of Individualism
I. Jesus and Israel
1. The Preaching of the Baptist
2. The Institution of the Twelve
3. The Sick Members of the People of God
4. The Prayer for Gathering in the Our Father
5. The Pilgrimage of the Nations
6. The Crisis of Israel
7. Death for the Many
8. The Reign of God and the People of God
II: Jesus and His Disciples
1. The Circle of Disciples
2. The Sermon on the Mount
3. The New Family
4. The End of the Fathers
5. The Renunciation of Violence
6. The Light Burden
7. The City on the Hill
8. Jesus' Will for Community
III: The New Testament Communities in the Discipleship of Jesus
1. The Church as the People of God
2. The Presence of the Spirit
3. The Elimination of Social Barriers
4. The Praxis of "Togetherness"
5. Brotherly Love
6. The Renunciation of Domination
7. The Church as Contrast-Society
8. The Sign for the Nations
IV: The Ancient Church in the Discipleship of Jesus
1. The People from the Peoples
2. The Religion of Healing
3. Christian Fraternity
4. God's Contrast-Society
5. The Christian Refusal
6. The Church and War
7. The Fulfillment of Isaiah 2
8. The Confirmation of Truth through Praxis
Postscript: The Heritage of Augustine
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index