The incendiary fellowship / Elton Trueblood. [print]

Includes bibliographical references.

Hymn: Baptism by fire

A contemporary Christian delusion

A practical starting point

Conditions of emergence

The base and the field

The incendiary purpose.

"I came to cast fire on the earth" is one of the most neglected of Jesus' sayings. In his new book, The Incendiary Fellowship, Elton Trueblood writes that the fire cast on the earth two thousand years ago by Jesus is flickering with alarming faintness. In the first place, he asserts, committed Christians do not represent the mainstream of Western culture. A new and active paganism commonly referred to as "the Playboy philosophy" is emerging -- a paganism that is both articulate and arrogant. It is absolutely vital, says Dr. Trueblood, that Christianity should again become a vibrant, fighting force. It cannot survive as a mild religion-in-general. The Church is located not in a church building or out in the world. It is in people. Unless we make a strong and conscious drive to rekindle the fire it could be quenched by the flip ridicule of the playboys of the world, who would have us play it cool. In The Incendiary Fellowship Dr. Trueblood shows how the Church can be set aflame today as it was in the first century of Christianity. - Jacket flap.

Elton Trueblood's classic blueprint to rekindle the original flames of fervor that so characterized Christianity's first years. Inspirational, yet completely in touch with the practical concerns of Christians, The Incendiary Fellowship argues that the church cannot be located in buildings but in people bold in commitment to their faith. Only Christianity can meet humanity's basic needs and spiritual hunger, but it must be a faith that is strong and assured of its value. This is the book that shows how the average Christian can join in this vital task. The Incendiary Fellowship can cast both God's light and the heat of his love across a world shivering in cold and lonely darkness.
One of the greatest interpreters of the Christian faith, Elton Trueblood has written over thirty books, including The Company of the Committed and The Humor of Christ. Dr. Trueblood lectures widely and is Professor-at-Large at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana.
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