RT Article
T1 Modern Christians in a Christianized Society
JF Journal of Christian education
VO 50
IS 3
SP 23
OP 31
A1 Fallding, Harold
LA English
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1814522697
AB There have been “Christianized” societies where Christian faith and standards are seen as the authentic guides for life. “Confrontation” is the Christian's principle of action. This entails ‘flying one's colours' in all situations, and probably encountering suffering by proclaiming broad moral principles with universal applicability. There is the need to cultivate a six-fold work:Feeding the flock and sending them out.Evangelizing.Pronouncing publicly on true moral standards.Supporting and challenging the governing authority.Pioneering social reform and relief, andProviding for sociability.In addition, there is the need for church reorganization over time.
K1 Secularization
K1 Institutionalization
K1 Sociability
K1 services of social reform
K1 governing authority
K1 public pronouncement
K1 rescue work
K1 confrontation
DO 10.1177/002196570705000311