A New Way of Life: The Challenge of Cultural Witness in the Early Jesus Movement

This article portrays innovative and distinct features of the Christ groups of the first decades with the underlying premise that the lived reality of the early Christian communities has the potential to inspire present-day churches in Europe when they face the challenge of cultural witness. People...

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主要作者: Schließer, Benjamin 1977- (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, 卷: 14, 發布: 3
Further subjects:B 創新
B group formation
B Urban Religion
B Early Christianity
B Social Ethics
B Spirit
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總結:This article portrays innovative and distinct features of the Christ groups of the first decades with the underlying premise that the lived reality of the early Christian communities has the potential to inspire present-day churches in Europe when they face the challenge of cultural witness. People were drawn to Christ groups because they were different from the surrounding culture. Christianity would not have survived if it did not offer a counter-cultural ethical stance; a new social imaginary; alternative membership options; a flexible organizational structure; a holistic worldview; and a creative, innovative communication style—in one phrase: a new way of life.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel14030419