Learning Church – serie

Listening for God's Call: Discipleship and Ministry provides a general introductory text for theological reflection on the call of God. It begins by exploring the idea of listening to the call of God, which is at the heart of the Christian gospel. The opening chapter sets God's call in the context of Mark's Gospel and the call of the disciples. Other topics include:*God's call in the Bible*discipleship in today's Church*called to be lay*called to reader and local preacher ministry*called to ministry as priest and presbyter*called to pioneer ministries*called to self-supporting ministry.

Conversations with the New Testament presents an innovative approach to introducing the study of the New Testament. It has a user-friendly narrative style, telling the story of various members of a Church Learning Group as they learn about the content of the material, the critical issues it raises for scholars, and the current state of those questions for today's students.Unlike other introductions, Conversations takes as its starting point the concept of good news, and asks: how do we experience good news in the here and now? Those answers then become part a conversation with the New Testament text. Within that conversation all that might be expected of a New Testament introduction is covered, but hopefully in a way that will encourage further reflection and engagement.

Studying God: Doing Theology provides a general introductory text for theological study. It begins by focusing on the reader's own ways of experiencing and talking about God, before exploring the variety of theological voices associated with the Church and the academy, and the ways in which the texts and teachings of the Christian faith interact with our own theology. Topics include:*you and your theology*doing theology and studying theology*experience, belief, faith and practice*Bible and tradition*theological subjects, skills and methods*classic and contemporary models of theology*language about God*theology and the future.

The Learning Church series offers a range of brief and accessible introductions to the key themes of Christian discipleship and theology. What do Christians believe the Bible to be, and what are the consequences of these beliefs? For many people, tackling the Bible is rather like sorting the attic: lots of obscure and long forgotten paraphernalia, a certain amount of untidiness and mess ... but perhaps some hidden gems. Seeking to answer the questions which 'ordinary people' might ask about the relevance of the Bible for today's Church, this book aims to equip those who want to find ways of making it more useful, and to help them explore with openness and honesty the difficulties of trying to use an ancient text as a guide for contemporary faith.

The Learning Church series offers a range of brief and accessible introductions to the key themes of Christian discipleship and theology.Conversations with the Old Testament introduces major themes and critical issues of the Old Testament in a way which relates them to current experience, context and culture.