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| Resource: |
Book (821017) Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church
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| Author: |
Muehlhoff, Tim and Langer, Richard |
| Publisher: |
InterVarsity Press, 2020 |
| Vendor: |
Cokesbury |
| Length: |
214 Pages |
| Heading: |
SOCIA — Social Issues
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| Subjects: |
Conflict - Church; Conflict/Reconciliation; Leadership - General; Relationships - Interpersonal Relationship; Social Action/Concerns |
| Location: |
Social Issues |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780830847990
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| Description: |
We generally assume that those sitting around us in church share our beliefs. But when our personal convictions are contested by fellow Christians, everything changes. We feel attacked from behind. When other Christians doubt or deny our convictions, we don't experience it as a mere difference of opinion, but as a violation of an unspoken agreement. Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer offer a guide to help Christians navigate disagreements with one another. In today's polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How do we discern between core biblical convictions and secondary issues? How do we cultivate better understanding and compassion for those we disagree with? Muehlhoff and Langer provide lessons from conflict theory and church history on how to avoid the dangers of groupthink and how to negotiate differing biblical convictions to avoid church splits and repair interpersonal ruptures. Christian unity is possible. Discover how we can navigate differences by speaking in both truth and love. Chapters: Historical prelude – Roger Williams; Disputable matters – the forgotten middle ground; The conviction spectrum; Does division have to be divisive?; Crosscultural interlude – of tattoos and adultery; How unity is threatened; Perception is reality; Fellowship groups or echo chambers?; Power and civility in a broken society; Healing joint pain in the Body of Christ; Conviction mapping; Guidelines for hard conversations; Historical postlude – convictions in Nazi Germany. Includes index. |
| Age Groups: |
Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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