{"product_id":"the-pastor-in-a-secular-age-ministry-to-people-who-no-longer-need-a-god-paperback","title":"The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Root\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcademy of Parish Clergy 2020 Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFaith Formation in a Secular Age\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in his Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offered an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulated how faith can be formed in our secular age. In \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor in a Secular Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Root explores how this secular age has impacted the identity and practice of the pastor, obscuring his or her core vocation: to call and assist others into the experience of ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing examples of pastors throughout history--from Augustine and Jonathan Edwards to Martin Luther King Jr. and Nadia Bolz-Weber--Root shows how pastors have both perpetuated and responded to our secular age. Root turns to Old Testament texts and to the theology of Robert Jenson to explain how pastors can regain the important role of attending to people's experiences of divine action, offering a new vision for pastoral ministry today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second book in Root's Ministry in a Secular Age series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A timely and significant resource\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We are embedded in and pervaded by what Charles Taylor called a 'secular age.' The implications of Taylor's analysis of secularity are enormous, but few have taken up the challenge to look through Taylor at ministry in our world. Andrew Root has, and he has done so successfully and spectacularly. We need to take up the challenge with Root, listen to him, and extend his insights into our local churches.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eScot McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e, Northern Seminary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This highly readable book is a must-read for anyone preparing for pastoral ministry or currently in ministry. Root encourages pastors to reclaim an identity based on their participation in God's acts of ministry. It is in these very acts of ministry that a window is opened to the transcendent and ministering God in a secular age.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAnnette Brownlee\u003c\/b\u003e, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Good books help you see what you couldn't see before--like why pastoring is so difficult. Better books help you see the work of God despite the millennia of obstacles we have thrown up against divine agency. Root thinks the living God can break through our pastoral malaise. Reading him, I found myself not only agreeing but learning and delighting and looking anew for the God who pastors us all.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJason Byassee\u003c\/b\u003e, Vancouver School of Theology \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In a world longing for enchantment but too cynical to accept it, pastors can understandably feel irrelevant and confused. Root provides a helpful overview of how our world became so disenchanted and what it might look like to attend to God in a world that has forgotten how to do so.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDanielle Shroyer\u003c\/b\u003e, spiritual director and author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Drawing from his in-depth understanding of Charles Taylor's philosophical insight, and utilizing case studies of pastors from history and the present, Root offers a compelling portrait of a fresh and invigorating way to approach the vocation of ministry. This is a timely and significant resource for churches, seminaries, and pastors, a vision for ministering in the immanent frame.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKyle Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Root\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eFaith Formation in a Secular Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBonhoeffer as Youth Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Divorce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRevisiting Relational Youth Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRelationships Unfiltered\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of \u003ci\u003eThe Theological Turn in Youth Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53044517798221,"sku":"9780801098475","price":41.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/UHNqMUV2eEZFS3Y0OWVXSjN0OGpWQT09.webp?v=1766364928","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-pastor-in-a-secular-age-ministry-to-people-who-no-longer-need-a-god-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}