RELIGION / Christianity / United Church of Christ

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This chapter presents the doctrine of the Church as the body of Christ, the people of God, the household of faith, the temple of the Holy Spirit, the flock of God, the priestly people of the new covenant, and the witness of the gospel until Christ returns. Under the authority of Scripture alone, it argues that the Church is not a building, religious market, social club, political instrument, celebrity platform, huma…

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Congregational and Reformed Mainline Protestant denomination in the United States

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The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States. It is a United Protestant denomination that formed as the result of a merger of the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches, the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and the Afro-Christian Convention, denominations which were themselves the result of earlier unions of churches in the Anabaptist,…

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This chapter elucidates Augustine’s uses of Paul’s phrase “ipse enim est pax nostra” (Eph. 2:14a) within his extant preaching. Although primarily exegetical and theological, the implications of this exegesis and theology for spirituality and ecclesiology are also discussed. Contemporary biblical scholars often limit Eph. 2:14’s claims to reconciliation between Jews and Gentiles, and the way(s) that this reconciliati…

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Marking the tercentenary of "the Nation's church" and one of Philadelphia's most treasured colonial institutions, Christ Church, Philadelphia chronicles the church's history from its founding in 1695 through three centuries of change. The fascinating story of Christ Church is intertwined with that of the development of Philadelphia as a major city, emphasizing the bond forged between the church and the neighborhood …

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