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      Beyond Maintenance to Mission: A Theology of the Congregation

      Here, in a newly revised edition, is a powerful and pertinent guide for congregations wanting to move away from ‘maintenance thinking’ to powerful, creative engagement with the world.

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      Shalom Church: The Body of Christ as Ministering Community

      While many manuals advise clergy and congregants on tactics for church survival or thriving, few address the deepest identity, shape, and imperatives of the church in its identity in Christ…

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      Free in Deed: The Heart of Lutheran Ethics

      Craig L. Nessan

      Free in Deed provides an imaginative and succinct introduction to Lutheran ethics, which the author contends is, finally, neighbor ethics. The gospel of Jesus Christ sets us free to serve…

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      The Air I Breathe Is Wartburg Air: The Legacy of William H. Weiblen

      Craig L Nessan

      The ministry of William H. Weiblen at Wartburg Theological Seminary bridges the generations from the time of J. Michael Reu and the second generation of Fritschels to the present time…

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      Paul Leo

      Craig L Nessan, Carsten Linden

      Although baptized as a child and serving faithfully as a pastor and theologian in the German Evangelische Kirche, Paul Leo was persecuted, removed from his church position, and imprisoned by…

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      Paul Leo

      Craig L Nessan, Carsten Linden

      Although baptized as a child and serving faithfully as a pastor and theologian in the German Evangelische Kirche, Paul Leo was persecuted, removed from his church position, and imprisoned by…

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      Church in Motion: The History of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Bavaria

      Hermann Vorlander

      Translation of Kirche in Bewegung: Die Geschichte der evangelische Mission in Bayern. Neuendetteslau: Erlanger Verlag, 2014.

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      Theologie im Spannungsfeld von Kirche und Politik - Theology in Engagement with Church and Politics: Hans Schwarz zum 75. Geburtstag- Hans Schwarz on the Occasion of his 75 th  Birthday

      39 Beitrage erhellen das Thema aus verschiedenen Perspektiven: historisch, politisch-zeitgeschichtlich, ethisch, praktisch-theologisch und im aussereuropaischen Kontext. 39 contributions develop the theme from different perspectives: historical, contemporary political and ethical aspects…

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      Church in Motion: The History of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Bavaria

      Hermann Vorlander

      Mission is nothing but the one church of God in motion. With these words the famous German Lutheran theologian Wilhelm Loehe described the essence of missionary work. Mission moves the…

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      Wilhelm Loehe and North America: Historical Perspective and Living Legacy

      Craig L Nessan

      Wilhelm Loehe is one of the most significant nineteenth-century figures for North American church life and mission, whose influence continues into the present. Loehe is unique for joining together aspects…

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      Wilhelm Loehe and North America: Historical Perspective and Living Legacy

      Craig L Nessan

      Wilhelm Loehe is one of the most significant nineteenth-century figures for North American church life and mission, whose influence continues into the present. Loehe is unique for joining together aspects…

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      Contrast Community: Practicing the Sermon on the Mount

      James L Bailey

      About the Contributor(s): James L. Bailey is the John S. and William A. Wagner Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He has published several…

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      Contrast Community: Practicing the Sermon on the Mount

      James L. Bailey

      About the Contributor(s): James L. Bailey is the John S. and William A. Wagner Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. He has published several…

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      The Scattering: Imagining a Church That Connects Faith and Life

      Dwight Lee DuBois

      Imagine being able to connect everything you do in life with God’s dream of shalom.

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      Transforming Leadership: New Vision for a Church in Mission

      Norma Cook Everist

      * A comprehensive, practical paradigm for nurturing congregational leadership * Tested in ten years of teaching, ministry, congregational research * Includes specific exercises for self-assessment and implementation

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      Hermeneutical Theology and the Imperative of Public Ethics

      Paul S. Chung

      This book makes a groundbreaking attempt to propose public ethical theology within a linguistic-creational-emancipatory framework by conceptualizing a theological discourse of God, humanity, and the world for comparative religious ethics…

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      The Vitality of Liberation Theology

      Craig L Nessan

      The Vitality of Liberation Theology argues for the ongoing necessity of a liberating theology in a world of endemic poverty and economic globalization. Although some have declared liberation theology’s demise…

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      Hermeneutical Theology and the Imperative of Public Ethics: Confessing Christ in Post-Colonial World Christianity

      Paul S Chung

      About the Contributor(s): Paul S. Chung is Associate Professor of Mission and World Christianity at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of numberous books including of Reclaiming…

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      The Vitality of Liberation Theology

      Craig L Nessan

      The Vitality of Liberation Theology argues for the ongoing necessity of a liberating theology in a world of endemic poverty and economic globalization. Although some have declared liberation theology’s demise…

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      Interrogating the Language of Self and Other in the History of Modern Christian Mission: Contestation, Subversion, and Re-Imagination

      Man-Hei Yip

      This book offers a critical analysis of the use of language in mission studies. Language and Christian missionary activity intersect in complicated ways to objectify the other in cross-cultural situations…

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      Interrogating the Language of Self and Other in the History of Modern Christian Mission: Contestation, Subversion, and Re-Imagination

      Man-Hei Yip

      This book offers a critical analysis of the use of language in mission studies. Language and Christian missionary activity intersect in complicated ways to objectify the other in cross-cultural situations…

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      The Scattering: Imagining a Church That Connects Faith and Life

      Dwight Lee DuBois

      Imagine being able to connect everything you do in life with God’s dream of shalom.

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      Who Is Christ for Us?

      Dietrich Bonhoeffer

      Well introduced and contextualized by Craig Nessan and Renate Wind, this volume consists of excerpts from Bonhoeffer’s 1933 lectures, which are strikingly relevant today, along with other, contemporary writings from…

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      Paul Schneider: Witness of Buchenwald

      Rudolf Wentorf

      Paul Schneider (1897-1939) was a German Reformed pastor, father of six, and part of the Bekennende Kirche during World War II. Schneider’s unequivocal opposition to the quickly ascending Nazi regime…

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      When All Else Fails: Rethinking Our Pastoral Vocation in Times of Stuck

      Wayne L Menking

      The condition of stuck is a condition well known by pastoral caregivers and leaders. In When All Else Fails, Wayne Menking argues that the way out of stuckness is not…

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      When All Else Fails: Rethinking Our Pastoral Vocation in Times of Stuck

      Wayne L Menking

      The condition of stuck is a condition well known by pastoral caregivers and leaders. In When All Else Fails, Wayne Menking argues that the way out of stuckness is not…

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      The Integrity of the Body of Christ: Boundary Keeping as Shared Responsibility

      Arden Mahlberg,Craig L Nessan

      For religious communities to have integrity and credibility they must flourish as places of love and respect. Every aspect of church life is defined and protected by essential boundaries: boundaries…

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      The Integrity of the Body of Christ: Boundary Keeping as Shared Responsibility

      Arden Mahlberg,Craig L Nessan

      For religious communities to have integrity and credibility they must flourish as places of love and respect. Every aspect of church life is defined and protected by essential boundaries: boundaries…

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      Liberating Lutheran Theology: Freedom for Justice and Solidarity in a Global Context

      Karen L. Bloomquist,Paul S. Chung,Ulrich Duchrow

      Spanning the continents, three internationally respected theologians demonstrate how the thought and legacy of Martin Luther can serve in an ecumenical and interfaith context as a resource for a radical…

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      Truth-Telling and Other Ecclesial Practices of Resistance

      In this book leading American Lutheran theologians address the ways in which Christian communities might be mobilized for embodied works of resistance against systemic injustices in our times, and examine…

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      Truth-Telling and Other Ecclesial Practices of Resistance

      In this book leading American Lutheran theologians address the ways in which Christian communities might be mobilized for embodied works of resistance against systemic injustices in our times, and examine…

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