Unmasking the Angel

Revealing the Spiritual Identity of a Local Congregation

Stephen Langford, Ruth Gouldbourne

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
01 May 2025

Christianity; Baptist Churches; Christian theology; Christian spirituality & religious experience

This book explores the concept of an ""angel of the church."" It begins with the question that so intrigued Walter Wink: Why would Jesus ask John to write to an angel in Revelation 2-3? This work develops, critiques, and expands Wink's answer. It does so by taking the historical records of three churches in England's West Country and bringing them into conversation with Wink's understanding of the angel of the church. It then goes further by introducing Wink's work to specialists in fields that include architecture, demographics, and church polity. This scholarly conversation creates a matrix within which ministers with pastoral charge might be equipped to explore the spiritual identity (or angel) of their own congregations.

By: Stephen Langford
Foreword by: Ruth Gouldbourne
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781666743012
ISBN 10: 1666743011
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Langford is a Baptist minister specializing in interim and transitional ministry within the United Kingdom. Unmasking the Angel is the product of his PhD research carried out at Bristol Baptist College. Langford has a keen interest in congregational studies and is fascinated by the spirituality exhibited by Baptist congregations.