Jesus and the Church

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The Foundation of the Church in the New Testament and Modern Theology

By The Rev. Professor Paul Avis

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In Jesus and the Church, The Rev. Professor Paul Avis explores the true foundation of the Christian church. He argues that while Jesus desired a church, it was not in the form commonly understood today. Central to the book is the indestructible treasure at the church's heart—the gospel of Christ, lived through word and sacrament. Avis examines the vital relationships between the church, Christ, the gospel, and the Kingdom, asserting that Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is the church's sole foundation but inseparable from its people.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Christian theology, ecclesiology, and the foundations of church doctrine, particularly those engaged in or studying Anglican traditions and broader Christian scholarship.

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What is the church's true foundation? Was the Christian church founded by Jesus, or does ‘the Eucharist make the church’? Paul Avis sets out his own answer to these questions. Gathering a wide range of critical scholarship, he argues that there is something solid and dependable at the foundation of the church's life and mission.

Avis argues that Jesus wanted a church in a sense, but not as we know it. Christ proclaimed the gospel of the Kingdom and his disciples proclaimed the gospel whose content was Jesus himself, the Kingdom in person. The church is battered and divided, but at its core is a treasure that is indestructible—the gospel of Christ, embodied in word and sacrament.

A central theme of the book is the relationship between the church and Christ, the church and the gospel, the church and the Kingdom. Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is the sole foundation of the church, but he cannot be without his people.

Jesus and the Church invites readers to consider these profound questions and join in the exploration of the church's true foundation.

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The Living Church praises Avis for his impressive command of Protestant and Catholic theologies and his encyclopedic knowledge of the Anglican tradition.

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ISBN: 9780567697493

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Paul Avis is Honorary Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK, as well as Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of Ecclesiology.

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