Beschreibung:
For over a generation, conservative religion has seemed dominant in America. But there are signs of a strengthening liberal religious movement. For it to flourish, laypeople need a sense of their theological heritage. A House for Hope lays out, in lively and engaging language, the theological house that religious liberalism has inherited-and suggests how this heritage will need to be spiritually and theologically transformed. With chapters that suggest liberal religious commitment is based on common hopes and an expansive love for life, A House for Hope shows how religious liberals have countered fundamentalists for generations, and provides progressives with a theological and spiritual foundation for the years ahead.
IntroductionJohn Buehrens and Rebecca Parker Part OneThe Garden Chapter One: This Holy GroundRebecca Parker Chapter Two: Last Things FirstJohn Buehrens Part TwoThe Sheltering Walls Chapter Three: Life TogetherRebecca Parker Chapter Four: Restoring HeartwoodJohn Buehrens Part ThreeThe Roof Chapter Five: Deliver Us from EvilRebecca Parker Chapter Six: Taking RefugeJohn Buehrens Part FourThe Foundations Chapter Seven: The Rocks Will Cry OutRebecca Parker Chapter Eight: The Changing of the Foundations John Buehrens Part FiveThe Welcoming Rooms Chapter Nine: A Home for LoveRebecca Parker Chapter Ten: The Welcome TableJohn Buehrens Chapter Eleven: A Sanctuary for the SpiritJohn Buehrens and Rebecca Parker Part SixThe Threshold Chapter Twelve: No Caravan of DespairRebecca Parker Chapter Thirteen: A Call to Partnership