Interdenominationalism: Then and Now, with Special Reference to Scripture Union
Interdenominational bodies have a long and worthy history. Generally they have been enthusiastic, committed and targeted, with rather specialised evangelistic goals. But are they a ‘church’ or ‘church-like’? This paper argues for a sensible division of labour with established churches, but holds tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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Journal of Christian education
Year: 2007, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 5-18 |
| Further subjects: | B
School
B Church B interdenominationalism B denominationalism B Scripture Union |
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| Summary: | Interdenominational bodies have a long and worthy history. Generally they have been enthusiastic, committed and targeted, with rather specialised evangelistic goals. But are they a ‘church’ or ‘church-like’? This paper argues for a sensible division of labour with established churches, but holds that both the more institutional and the voluntary specialised bodies are both ‘church’, and that the latter are not merely useful adjuncts. A sound interdenominational group needs to develop a strong theological basis, a clear aim and set of working principles, normative for its participants. If so, its cutting-edge will be apparent without, and its rare, lovely fellowship within. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Christian education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002196570705000202 |