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100	1		_aAgee, Gary Bruce, _d1965-
245	1	0	_aThat we may be one : _bpracticing unity in a divided church / _cby Gary B. Agee.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bWilliam. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ; _cc2022.
300			_axvii, 147 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index.
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Gulker -- Introduction: Seeing and Not Seeing: An Autobiographical Introduction in Three Acts -- 1. Getting Started -- 2. Speaking of Unity -- 3. Taking on a Posture of Unity -- 4. The Upper Room Experience -- 5. The Bible and the Practice of Unity -- 6. False Gospels -- 7. From Pew to Practice -- 8. Champions for a Cause -- Conclusion: Finding Home.
520			_a"A book about the roots of division within the church-political, racial, and otherwise-and the virtues and practices that can promote the restoration of unity"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Transcending divisions and healing the Body of Christ Disunity is a reality within churches today. Left unaddressed, political disagreements and racial inequities can fester into misunderstanding, resentment, and anger. But often even the act of addressing this discord prompts further animosity, widening fissures into gaping fault lines between fellow members of the same community. Gary Agee, a pastor well-versed in navigating the volatility of diverse church communities, reflects here on the roots of division within the church and the virtues and practices that can promote the restoration of unity. With disarming honesty and humility, Agee offers sage advice gleaned from Scripture and years of practical experience to show how we might fulfill Jesus's prayer on behalf of the church: "That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. . . . That they may be one as we are one." At the end of each chapter, Agee includes exercises, discussion questions, and suggested practices, providing a concrete path to unity through dialogue and action"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology _2bisacsh
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