{"product_id":"the-theology-of-the-united-church-of-canada-9781771123952","title":"The Theology of the United Church of Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United Church of Canada has a rich and complex history of theological development. This volume, written for the general reader as well as students and scholars, provides a comprehensive overview of that development, together with an analysis of this unique denomination's core statements of faith and its contemporary theological landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Methodist, Congregational, and Local Union Churches in Canada, as well as most of the Presbyterians, came together as The United Church of Canada, the theological commonalities between them were significant. Over the succeeding decades, this made-in-Canada denomination has continued to define its convictions through consensus-building and large-scale studies. This volume, written by leading scholars, outlines key faith perspectives in areas such as creation, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, sin, mission, and sacraments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo book like this has appeared in over seventy years, and readers will find insight here that is unparalleled in its scope. In creative tension with each individual member's freedom of conscience, the United Church as a whole has continued to express its commonly held faith in dialogue, continuity, and critical interaction with the faith of the worldwide, historic Christian community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Schweitzer\u003c\/b\u003e is the McDougald Professor of Theology at St. Andrew's College and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe United Church of Canada: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (WLU Press).\u003cb\u003eRobert C. Fennell\u003c\/b\u003e is the academic dean and an associate professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Faith and Biblical Interpretation: Reform, Resistance, and Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003cb\u003eMichael Bourgeois\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of Theology at Emmanuel College, Toronto, researching and teaching on the theology of The United Church of Canada. He chaired the church's Committee on Theology and Faith from 2000 to 2006, and in 2009 he received the Davidson Trust Award for excellence in teaching and scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362901856530,"sku":"9781771123952","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22c58806-32b0-4567-aa66-9439f13bd5c6.jpg?v=1728398345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-theology-of-the-united-church-of-canada-9781771123952","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}