Abstract
Christianity is a religion of reform ... personal, social, structural, and communal. It not only reforms those involved in it" it also changes the rules in the societies where it is a vibrant witness. The result is not merely a tally of 'reform projects' akin to our modern NGOs, but a transformative process that has stretched across 2000 years. This process began i the early church, was nuanced through the Constantinian period, and is now owned, institutionalised and projected through the differing cultural mechanisms of the Western, Eastern and increasingly global churches as they embed themselves in their social settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Another way to love : Christian social reform and global poverty |
| Editors | Tim Costello, Rod Yule |
| Place of Publication | Brunswick East, Vic. |
| Publisher | Acorn Press |
| Pages | 89-109 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780908284825 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- church and social problems
- Christianity