The Church that God Intends
Barry L. Callen
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The Church of God movement (Anderson) came into
being in 1880 through the ministries of many people, particularly
Daniel S. Warner (1842-1895). A keynote of this reform movement was
a concern about the status of the church in a troubled world. The
pioneers of the church believed that divisiveness among
denominations had compromised the holy and united character of the
church that God intends. There have been many movements on behalf of
church reform over the centuries. This particular one arose in the
late nineteenth century in the midst of a larger American holiness
movement.
Holiness, Christian unity, and the apostolic
church were keynote themes of the reforming dream of the early Church
of God movement. All non-biblical additions were to be shed from the
church's life. Sanctified believers, "the saints," were to "come out"
of divisive denominationalism and stand together, purified, empowered,
gifted, governed, and sent by God's Spirit.
This volume is a collection of essays whose
authors attempt to revisit, refine, and renew the heart of the
reforming heritage of the Church of God movement. The focus is on a
risking God who calls into being a daring people who accept the
Spirit's several invitations. These include being filled with the
Spirit, breaking with racial and gender discriminations in church
life, championing the perspectives, power, and gifting of the Spirit
that together enable a holiness of and unity among believers which can
result in a presentation to the world of the church that God intends.
About the Author:
Barry L. Callen holds earned
doctoral degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and Indiana
University and masters degrees from Anderson University School of
Theology and Asbury Theological Seminary and is Professor of
Christian Studies at Anderson University. He has been editor of the
Wesleyan Theological Journal since 1992 and is the founding editor
of Anderson University Press. He has written or edited more than
thirty books, several involving the history, teachings, and leaders
of the Church of God movement (Anderson).
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