Abstract

Contents: Foreword, Justin Welby. Part I Introductory Questions: Towards a Theology of Church Growth: an introduction, David Goodhew Dialogue, proclamation and the growth of the Church in religiously diverse societies, David Marshall with William Glass. Part II Church Growth and the Bible: The Kingdom of God and church growth in the New Testament, Mark Bonnington The ecclesiology of Acts, C. Kavin Rowe. Part III Church Growth and Doctrine: Theology, eschatology and church growth, Alister McGrath Incarnation and church growth, Martin Warner The prodigal spirit and church growth, Graham Tomlin. Part IV Church Growth: The Historical Setting: Church growth in the early Church, Ivor J. Davidson Verbum et exemplum docere: Bede, Cuthbert, Aidan and mission in the early English Church, Sr Benedicta Ward Growing the medieval Church: church growth in theory and practice in Christendom c.1000-c.1500, Miranda Threlfall-Holmes Divine allurement: Thomas Cranmer and Tudor church growth, Ashley Null New affections: church growth in Britain: 1750-1970, Dominic Erdozain Conclusion: transformed, not conformed: towards a theology of church growth, David Goodhew. Index.

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