The church as the coming future
“The church serves as a symbol of the coming future. It sees in the past not only the evolutionary development all our culture recognizes, but also the hand of a transcendent God who has entered into that past in such a way as to indicate a future reality toward which we may move… The idea of a God...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1977
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Theology today
Year: 1977, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 242-247 |
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| Summary: | “The church serves as a symbol of the coming future. It sees in the past not only the evolutionary development all our culture recognizes, but also the hand of a transcendent God who has entered into that past in such a way as to indicate a future reality toward which we may move… The idea of a God who calls us ahead, rather than a Judge who holds us to past decrees, is an idea that both vitalizes and threatens the structure of the organized church.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057367703400302 |