Transforming conversion: rethinking the language and contours of Christian initiation
Gordon T. Smith
Transforming conversion: rethinking the language and contours of Christian initiation
Author
Gordon T. SmithPublisher
Baker AcademicEdition 1
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Title and Author
Transforming conversion: rethinking the language and contours of Christian initiation / Gordon T. SmithPublication Details
گرندرپیدز : Baker Academic، 2010مPhysical Description
x, 208 p.; 23 cm.Subject
Conversion ChristianityLanguage
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents
The language of conversion: revivalism and the evangelical experience -- Conversion and the redemptive purposes of God -- Chapters in the history of an idea: part 1 -- Chapters in the history of an idea: part 2 -- To be a saint: conversion and spiritual maturity -- The contours of a Christian conversion -- The penitential dimension of conversion -- The sacramental dimension of conversion -- Spiritual autobiography and conversion narrative -- What then does it mean to be a congregation?