{"product_id":"visions-of-the-good-life-salvation-church-and-mission-in-the-secular-west-paperback","title":"Visions of the Good Life: Salvation, Church, and Mission in the Secular West - 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\u003eHans Schaeffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor), \u003cb\u003eJan Martijn Abrahamse\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor), \u003cb\u003eKaren Zwijze-Koning\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is something wrong with us and the world we find ourselves in. In the Christian tradition, the concept of God's salvation describes the divine intervention to overcome this brokenness. However, such language might easily be misunderstood in the increasingly secular West. To make the reality of the doctrine of salvation understandable, relevant, and attractive for Europeans in the West, we might begin to think of it more in terms of relationship, well-being, and wholeness. Using a Biblical term, salvation is about the Shalom of the Reign of God. This volume explores the lived salvation practices of faith communities and missions, and their conceptualisations in the West: how is the good life perceived and practiced?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contributors are Clive Marsh, Jan Martijn Abrahamse, Dejan Azdajic, K. Francis Adebayo, Philip Bartholomä, Janel Kragt Bakker, Nigel Rooms, Karen Zwijze-Koning, Hans Schaeffer, Berdine van den Toren-Lekkerkerker, Jack Barentsen, Chris James, Sake Stoppels, Annemieke de Jonge, Bert Roor, Evelien van Duffelen, Harvey Kwiyani, James Butler, Kathy Ross, Ross Lockhart, and Stefan Paas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Schaeffer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Practical Theology and Research Director at Theologische Universiteit Utrecht (TUU). He is director of the Centre for Church and Mission in the West at the TUU and Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eEcclesial Practices\u003c\/i\u003e (Brill).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJan Martijn Abrahamse\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology at Ede Christian University of Applied Sciences (CHE) and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Church and Mission in the West (Theological University Utrecht).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKaren Zwijze-Koning\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral researcher in Practical Theology at the Theologische Universiteit Utrecht (TUU). She holds a Ph.D. in organizational communication and works with churches in the Netherlands on church renewal and collaborative goal deployment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStefan Paas\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Missiology at Theologische Universiteit Utrecht and Professor of Missiology and Public Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In his recent work he has studied the relationship between missiology and soteriology, specifically in the secular West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.25 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65928286372189,"sku":"9789004724952","price":133.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/gBhCcuy1ty9789004724952.webp?v=1789482055","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/visions-of-the-good-life-salvation-church-and-mission-in-the-secular-west-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}