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Childhood friends, Angus Clark and Thomas Jackson, reunite after three decades of separation. Except this time they are not children on a little league baseball team but are the creators of a national movement, attempting to bring an end to racism in America.

In the general rediscovery of the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the profile of Calvin, who was its greatest teacher, became for many once more impressive. These men had definitely no need of an authoritative orthodoxy. They were and remained free men, even with respect to Calvin (as with respect to all the Fathers of the Church). They found it good and wholesome, however, to become in all freedom the pupils of Calvin. Strange as it may seem, they learned precisely from Calvin a way of free theological thinking! Indeed this great man had not wanted to set up, proclaim and make victorious the authority of his person and teaching, but rather simply to give guidance in the hearing of the Word of God Himself as witnessed in Holy Scripture. He wished 'to bring every thought captive unto the obedience of Christ' (2 Cor. 10.5). He who speaks of 'Calvinism', he who boasts of being a 'Calvinist' or condemns others as 'Calvinists', only shows thereby that he either does not know or has not understood Calvin. He who learns from Calvin learns no '-ism', but rather attention, concentration, loyalty and joyousness before the truth, the truth which is not exhausted in any 'system' and which noman has done enough to serve, not even this master. But this master, in his sermons, in his exegetical writings, in his letters, and also in exemplary fashion in his Irzstz"tutes, did serve the truth. He did so with the highest sense of responsibility, always with well-founded urgency, but also always in such a way as to stimulate further thought, always with stern recollection of the one thing that is necessary, and (far from being concerned entirely with mere theory) always thinking matters through in the face of the actual, practical life of the Church and of Christians in the world, and in the presence of the eternal God. As a teacher of this sort, as an educator into true theological liberalism, Calvin has become known and loved by a few of us during the past decades.(from the Introduction)

This edition of The Church: Message of the Fathers of the Church, Volume 4 by Thomas P. Halton is a digitally scanned facsimile of the original 1985 edition published by Michael Glazier.

This volume seeks to be both fair and comprehensive. Its critical insights do not prevent the endorsement of an ecumenical latitude consistent with our biblical faith. It was written for those who are determined to listen and learn from all whom God has manifestly received and called to holistic mission in today's world."--Arthur Glasser, Professor, Fuller Theological SeminaryBassham's comprehensive study of developments in mission theology between 1948 and 1975 is the most thorough and reliable work available on the subject. The book is invaluable for an understanding of the crucial issues in world mission during this turbulent period."--Gerald Anderson,Director, Overseas Ministries Study CenterBassham has written what ought to become the standard textbook for those seeking to acquire a comprehensive long-range perspective on developments in missiology in recent decades. Delightfully clear and simple without being simplistic, the book shows the remarkable convergence of the main streams of missiological thinking..."--Al Krass,Editor, The Other Side

Although the passion narratives of the synoptic gospels can be read as free standing narrative, each one of them is the goal and climax of the Gospel story that precedes it.In Passion Narratives and Gospel Theologies, Frank Matera describes the intimate relationship between the theology of each of the synoptic gospels and its passion narrative. Matera's study of the Markan passion narrative in light of the Gospel's theology shows that no one can confess that Jesus is the Son of God until he or she acknowledges Jesus as the crucified Messiah, and no one can be Jesus' disciple unless he or she accepts the scandal of the cross. While the Gospel of Matthew continues to develop the great themes of Mark's gospel, Matera argues that its passion narrative manifests a distinctive ecclesiological and ethical outlook in light of its unique gospel theology. Finally, Matera demonstrates how the Lukan passion narrative, by presenting Jesus as a model of innocent suffering, also contains a distinctive outlook in light of its gospel theology: God's righteous suffer afflictions by trial and persecution. Comprehensive in scope and clearly written, Passion Narratives and Gospel Theologies provides a much needed introduction to the synoptic passion narratives and the theology of each evangelist. It will be welcome by students and pastors.

Based upon lectures given at the 1962 Ecumenical Study Conference of the United Christian Youth Movement, 'Count It All Joy' offers meditations on major themes from the book of James, such as the juxtaposition of faith and good works in the Christian life.