Call and Response: The Challenge of Christian LifeVolym 1 av Call and Response SeriesUpplaga 1

"This book offers a theological reflection upon the spiritual foundations of Christian life and discusses ways out of the present crisis of the church. The author understands the church as a group of people who together respond to God's call in Jesus Christ. Call and response are then the primary characteristics of the church. Questions of authority, leadership and structural organization are of secondary importance and can only be tackled once the primary dimensions of the church are sufficiently clarified." "The author begins by exploring the symbol of the kingdom of God. What is the Christian vision of the new life in Christ? Different ways of responding to God's call in Jesus Christ are then assessed. However, the phenomenon of death as the ultimate challenge to our Christian vision and hope needs to be discussed in this context. What point is there to respond to God if we have to die anyway? How can the new life in Christ transform our mortal existence in this world?" "The Eucharist as the celebration of this new life is the primary place of Christian self-understanding. It is shown as combining three foundational aspects of Christian praxis in this world: proclaiming, celebrating and sharing the new life." "Finally, the book explores the mystical nature of the Christian community by concentrating on our continuous relationship to God and asks how can we today discover anew God's love for us in our individual and communal life as Christians?"--BOOK JACKET.