Public Church : For the Life of the World

by Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia

• ISBN13: 9780806649870
• ISBN10: 0806649879
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub

Author Biography

Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda teaches Christian ethics at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry and Department of Theology and Religious Studies.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xii
1. Starting Points	1	(13)
Guidelines for Faithful and Fruitful Response	1	(2)
A Rich History	3	(1)
A Triple Hermeneutic	4	(1)
Multiple Theological Entry Points	5	(1)
The Meaning of "Public"	6	(1)
A Contested Term	7	(2)
Public amidst Private	9	(5)
2. Being Public Church in Public Life	14	(27)
"To Hear the Word of God and Share in the Lord's Supper"	15	(4)
"To Proclaim the Good News of God in Christ through Word and Deed"	19	(4)
"To Serve All People, Following the Example of Our Lord Jesus;" "To Strive for Justice and Peace in All the Earth"	23	(10)
"To Live among God's Faithful People"	33	(8)
3. Obstacles to Being Public Church in Public Life	41	(9)
Moral Anthropological Obstacles: "Selves Curved in on Self"	42	(2)
Social and Theological Obstacles	44	(6)
4. Power for Being Public Church in Public Life	50	(12)
Christ Abides in the Church; The Church is Filled with Christ	51	(3)
"The Holy Spirit Streams into the Heart"	54	(1)
The Church is Part of a Larger Dwelling Place of Christ, All That God Created	55	(2)
Cross and Resurrection Bear Hope	57	(5)
5. People of the Incarnation As a Way of Living	62	(12)
Guideposts for the Way	62	(2)
Public Leadership in Moral Discernment	64	(3)
Leadership in Public Lament	67	(2)
Public Leadership in Resistance and the Quest for Just and Sustainable Ways of Living	69	(5)
Closing	74	(2)
Notes	76