The nearly perfect crime :how the church almost killed the ministry of healing /Francis MacNutt.

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The nearly perfect crime :how the church almost killed the ministry of healing /Francis MacNutt.

Description

The nearly perfect crime -- There has to be more! -- Our long lost inheritance -- "And His name shall be called--" -- How did Jesus see his mission? -- Basic Christian preaching -- The baptism with the Holy Spirit -- Ministry with power : the news spreads -- The Spirit flourishes : the first 325 years -- The church unplugs the power -- Forgotten motives : compassion and witness to the truth -- The major decline : Plato and the pagans -- Caught in transition : St. Augustine -- Healing gets lost in chaos : the barbarian at the gate -- Healing prayer is elevated out of reach -- The royal touch -- The Protestant Reformation and the further decline of healing -- The Enlightenment and dispensationalism : the final blows -- Expectant faith remains in the people -- Fires start (and are put out) -- Pentecost returns : the twentieth century -- Charismatic renewal and the third wave -- The new face of Christianity -- Will we remain on the sidelines? 248 p. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

MacNutt, Francis.

Place Published

City

Grand Rapids, MI

Date Published

circa 2005

Publication Subjects

Spiritual healing--History of doctrines.

Call No.

BT732.5 .M336 2005

ISBN

0800793900 (cloth)

LCCN

2004022348

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.