Renewing the Church by the Spirit
Theological Education after Pentecost
Amos Yong
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
4035 Park East Court SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
© 2020 Amos Yong
All rights reserved
Published 2020
ISBN 978-0-8028-7840-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Yong, Amos, author.
Title: Renewing the church by the Spirit : theological education after Pentecost / Amos Yong.
Description: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2020. | Series: Theological education between the times | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “An argument for theological education that is Pentecostal in nature and conscious of its place in the twenty-first-century global church”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020021728 | ISBN 9780802878403
Subjects: LCSH: Theology—Study and teaching. | Pentecostalism.
Classification: LCC BV4020 .Y66 2020 | DDC 230.071/1—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020021728
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION BETWEEN THE TIMES
Ted A. Smith, series editor
Theological Education between the Times gathers diverse groups of people for critical, theological conversations about the meanings and purposes of theological education in a time of deep change. The project is funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.
This volume is dedicated to Estrelda Y. Alexander and
the memory of Vinson H. Synan (1934–2020).
Flattening Theological Education: Whence and Whither in the Twenty-First Century?
Renewing Theological Education: After Pentecost
Part 1 Church amid World Christianities: The Heart and Soul of Theological Education
1 Theological Education and the (Western) Church: Equipping the Body of Christ
What Church? “Evangelicalizing” Theological Education
How Church? Networking Theological Education
Anticipating Church: Charismatizing Theological Education
2 Theological Expansion of the Church Catholic: Engaging the People of God
The “Browning” Church: Education across Borders
World Christianities: Education from Everywhere to Everywhere
The Church at/from the Ends of the Earth: Pentecostalizing Theological Education
3 Theological Transformation of the Church: Empowering the Fellowship of the Spirit
“Nones,” Multiple-Religious Belongers, Insiders, and Others: Jesus Followers in 2020
Millennials and Digital Culture: Spiritualities in a Networked Twenty-First Century
Beyond “Us” and “Them”? Spirit-izing/Practicing Theological Education
Part 2 Witness in Glocal Contexts: The Hands and Works of Theological Transformation
4 Missional Information: Publicizing the Coming Age
Glocal Citizenship: Participating in the Reign of God
Cosmic Renewal: Tarrying at the Throne of God
Apostolic Witness: Heralding the Rule of God
5 Market Reformation: Materializing the Jubilee Spirit
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About Renewing the Church by the Spirit: Theological Education after PentecostIn most parts of the world and especially where Christianity is flourishing, Pentecostal and charismatic movements predominate. What would it look like for the Western world—beset by the narrative of decline—to participate in this global Spirit-driven movement? According to Amos Yong, it all needs to start with the way we approach theological education. Renewing the Church by the Spirit makes the case for elevating pneumatology in Christian life, allowing the Spirit to reinvigorate church and mission. Yong shows how this approach would attend to both the rapidly deinstitutionalizing forms of twenty-first-century Christianity and the pressing need for authentic spiritual experiences that marks contemporary religious life. He begins with a broad assessment of our postmodern, post-Enlightenment, post-Christendom ecclesial context, before moving into a detailed outline of how a Spirit-filled approach to theological education—its curriculum, pedagogy, and scholarship—can meet the ecclesial and missional demands of this new age. |
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