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Churchless Christianity (Revised Edition)

Herbert Hoefer
Herbert Hoefer

Rev. Dr. Herbert Hoefer was born in Oticago, USA, in 1941. He married Carol (Clocter) in 1967, and they have been blessed with three daughters - two of them born in India. Rev. Hoefer received his M.Div. degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1967 and his STM in 1973. He studied at Columbia University on furloughs and received the Ed.D. degree in 1979. He is the author of "Teacher as Parent" (also translated into Malayalam and Telugu), "Gospel Preaching," "Church-State-Society" and editor of several books including "Debale on Mission" and "Christian An in India." In recent years, he has published several articles on mis­sion, particularly issues of faith and culture in the Indian context.

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The purpose of this book is to describe a fact and reflect upon it theologically. The fact is, there are thousands of people who believe solely in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior but who have no plans to be baptized or to join the local church.

Churchless Christianity is based on research from the early 1980s among non-baptized believers in Christ in Tamil Nadu, India. This revised edition includes all the original text plus five additional chapters and a new foreword.

Preface

A Word About This Book

Introduction

Section 1: Jesus' Other Sheep in Rural Tamil Nadu

1. Who Are They?

2. What Are They Like?

Section 2: The Non-Baptized Believer in Madras City

3. Madras, a Christian City?

4. Who Are These Churchless Christians?

Section 3: Practical and Theological Implications

5. What Does This Mean?

6. Where is All This Leading?

Section 4: Further Reflections for the Year 2001 Edition

7. Follow-Up Reflections

8. The Conversion Confusion

9. What Does It Mean to be in a Caste?

10. Burden of the Past

11. A Review of Churchless Christianity by H.L. Richard

Bibliography

Appendices

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  • Herbert Hoefer
    Herbert Hoefer

    Rev. Dr. Herbert Hoefer was born in Oticago, USA, in 1941. He married Carol (Clocter) in 1967, and they have been blessed with three daughters - two of them born in India. Rev. Hoefer received his M.Div. degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1967 and his STM in 1973. He studied at Columbia University on furloughs and received the Ed.D. degree in 1979. He is the author of "Teacher as Parent" (also translated into Malayalam and Telugu), "Gospel Preaching," "Church-State-Society" and editor of several books including "Debale on Mission" and "Christian An in India." In recent years, he has published several articles on mis­sion, particularly issues of faith and culture in the Indian context.

  • Pages: 380
  • Publisher: William Carey Publishing
    William Carey Publishing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publish Year: 2001
  • ISBN: 9780878084449
  • Vendor: William Carey Library
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