Practical Theology and the One Body of Christ

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Practical Theology and the One Body of Christ is written by Thomas John Hastings and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0802817602 (ISBN 10) and 9780802817600 (ISBN 13).

Amid the ongoing acceleration of cultural interaction that accompanies globalization, it is more important than ever that practical theology be freed from cultural bias and united in a common christological understanding. In Practical Theology and the One Body of Christ Thomas John Hastings draws on decades of his own cross-cultural teaching and on current transformational models to develop a "missional-ecumenical model" of practical theology. By studying in detail the life and ministry of first-generation Japanese Protestant pastor Tamura Naomi, Hastings generates a real-life example of the practicality of his original model and offers a more global, alternative perspective on the religious education movement than what is common in Western societies.