Cruciform Church: Becoming a Cross-Shaped People in a Secular World

By C. Leonard Allen

Book Overview

WHAT IS LEFT OF THE GOSPEL IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE CROSS? This central question, asked by C. L. Loos but tucked away in a nineteenth-century journal, launched The Cruciform Church twenty-five years ago.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089112098X
• ISBN13: 9780891120988
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Global Publishing Services
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Extremely Insightful

Just what you needed to hear This book has a lot to say about why the church of christ approaches scripture the way it does. And most importantly, what we can do to recover the cross in our churches. Delicately, and with care and fairness, Leonard Allen uncovers the cultural framework that gave birth to the church of Christ hermeneutic, and offers insightful discussion on where to go from here.

An Excellent Vision for the Church today!

This book by Leonard Allen is just great. It has been one of the formative books in my theological development. Allen is a professor of theology in the "Church of Christ" heritage, but here he has written a book that is immensely valuable for believers of all backgrounds. Allen's thesis is basically that the church is to be "cross-shaped," hence the title "Cruciform." Upon this basis, he proceeds to argue the nature and mission of God's people, and how that is to be shaped around the character, nature, and mission of Jesus Christ. He will challenge your hermeneutical foundations, and offer an exciting vision of restructuring our churches to be more in line with the hope of Christ. Be sure to read his related book, "The Worldly Church," in which he seeks to correct the secular corruption of the modern Church.