Background
Allen, Crawford Leonard was born on June 19, 1952 in Manhatten, Kansas, United States. Son of Crawford William and Carolyn Allen.
(The message of this book is that "when we forget the cent...)
The message of this book is that "when we forget the central problem of humankind (alienation from God) and the Father's solution (reconciliation through the Cross) we've lost our distinctive edge."
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(A history that helps us understand who we are and what we...)
A history that helps us understand who we are and what we should become. Demonstrates that primitivism is central to American religion. Primitivism is the dream of restoring religion to a purer order, as found in former times.
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(This new edition of The Cruciform Church finds Churches o...)
This new edition of The Cruciform Church finds Churches of Christ at a quite different place than they were sixteen years ago when the book was first released. On the one hand, our culture is more clearly post-modern and post-Christian. All of the Christian players today are finding themselves cultural outsiders, much like the earliest Christians. We are waking up to the reality that we are in a missionary situation in our own culture, and this is forcing us (slowly, by fits and starts) to rethink our priorities and our mission. On the other hand, Churches of Christ themselves are engaging more and more in the kind of healthy theological rethinking that this book called for back in 1990. Many congregations are shedding the sectarian or exclusivist outlook, gaining new appreciation for their heritage, refocusing on the central doctrines of the faith, and entering into serious dialogue about carrying out the mission of God in this new time...Perhaps this new edition can continue to provide stimulus and guidance as the adventure continues. Toward that end, this edition contains a new chapter, ""Last(ing) Things,"" that seeks to show the close relationship between eschatology and discipleship, between one's view of the coming kingdom of God and the cruciform life."" - From Allen's Preface to the Revised Edition
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Table of Contents: Acknowledgments; Foreword, by Reuel Lemmons; 1: The Identity Crisis of Churches of Christ; 2: Secularized Religion in American Culture, 3: The Secular Church in the Restoration Movement, 4: The Scandal of the Gospel Today, 5: Recovering the Way, 6: Conclusion, 7: Postscript, For Further Reading; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
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Allen, Crawford Leonard was born on June 19, 1952 in Manhatten, Kansas, United States. Son of Crawford William and Carolyn Allen.
Bachelor, Harding University, 1973. Master of Arts in Religion, Harding Graduate School Religion, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1984.
Assistant professor, Abilene (Texas) Christian U., 1982-1989; associate professor, Abilene (Texas) Christian U., since 1989. Lecturer, Europe, Japan.
(Table of Contents: Acknowledgments; Foreword, by Reuel Le...)
(The message of this book is that "when we forget the cent...)
(This new edition of The Cruciform Church finds Churches o...)
(A history that helps us understand who we are and what we...)
(Book by Allen, C. Leonard)
(Book by C. Leonard Allen)
President board directors Pregnancy Counseling Service, Abilene, since 1986. Member American Academy Religion, American Society Church History, Disciples of Christ History Society.
Married Holly Jeanene Catterton, April 7, 1972. Children: David, Daniel, Bethany.