Handbook for the Christian Faith

James M Dawsey, John W Wells

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Cascade Books
15 August 2023

Christianity; Methodist Churches; Christian theology

Is religion disappearing from American life? Less than 50 percent of Americans now hold membership in any religious institution, and even fewer attend worship services. The decline in Christian churches is especially pronounced among the young and cuts across all denominations. But for Methodists and like-minded Protestants, concerns are deeper than shrinking denominational membership. Polls show disconcerting ignorance about religious and spiritual matters even among churchgoers. Our values as a society are in large measure molded by religion. What shape will Protestant Christianity take in the twenty-first century? And of Methodism? And beyond that, what kind of community will we be? Dawsey proposes returning to the roots of Christianity. And with anecdotes and stories and a sweeping grasp of church history, he examines those essential practices and beliefs necessary to revitalize American churches. Key, he argues, is rediscovering Christianity as a philosophy of living. John Wesley characterized the practice of religion as first, doing no harm; second, doing good; and third, keeping the ordinances of faith. Loving God and God's creation--the doing of Christianity--marks the path for becoming the churches and individuals Christians were called to be.

By: James M Dawsey
Foreword by: John W Wells
Imprint: Cascade Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 621g
ISBN: 9781666738087
ISBN 10: 1666738085
Pages: 426
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James M. Dawsey is professor and Wolfe Chair of Religious Studies at Emory and Henry College, Virginia. He is an ordained United Methodist minister and author of The Lukan Voice: Confusion and Irony in the Gospel of Luke (1986), Peter's Last Sermon: Identity and Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark (2010), From Wasteland to Promised Land: Liberation Theology for a Post-Marxist World (1992), and more than eighty other monographs, novels, and articles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Reviews for Handbook for the Christian Faith

"""James Dawsey's Handbook for the Christian Faith reflects his lifetime of experience as pastor, teacher, and faithful follower of Jesus, and invites United Methodists and like-minded Protestants to reflect deeply on the church's history and theology as they struggle to understand their calling as communities of faith and individual Christians in the present day. Laity and clergy will find profound insight and inspiration in this book."" --Joseph T. Reiff, Emory & Henry College, emeritus ""James Dawsey has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Methodist Church. This book is suitable for church groups and all Christians who desire to tune up their spiritual lives in order to come closer to God. This book is erudite, well-written, and creative, understood as the ability to transcend the confines of convention. In sum, this book took my breath away."" --Richard Penaskovic, Auburn University, emeritus"