Wisdom from Babylon : leadership for the church in a secular age / Gordon T. Smith.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"What does it mean to provide leadership for the church in an increasingly secular context? Analyzing the phenomenon of secularization in the West and charting common Christian responses, this indispensable resource from Gordon Smith discusses the competencies and capacities essential for cultivating distinctively Christian leadership today"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Introduction: The Times They Are A-Changin' -- Part 1: Reading and Understanding the Times -- 1 Secularity: An Interdisciplinary Consideration -- 2 Four Contemporary Responses to Secularity, Part 1 -- 3 Wisdom from Babylon: Attending to the Exilic and Postexilic Prophets -- 4 Perspective and Wisdom from the Early Church -- 5 Learning from Historic Minority Churches -- 6 Christian Voices from Secular Europe -- 7 Four Contemporary Responses to Secularity, Part 2: The Options Reconsidered

Part 2: Forming the Alternative Community: Competencies and Dispositions -- 8 Cultivating the Capacity for Liturgical Leadership -- 9 Cultivating the Capacity for Catechetical Leadership -- 10 Cultivating the Capacity for Missional Leadership -- 11 Ecumenism in a Secular Age: A Theological Conviction, a Practical Necessity -- 12 Cultivating Interiority: Spiritual Practice in a Secular Age -- Conclusion: Hospitality, the Gospel, and Leadership in a Secular Age -- Essential Reading List for Leading the Church in a Secular Age -- Name and Subject Index -- Scripture Index

Praise for Wisdom from Babylon -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press

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