{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-pentecost-a-theology-of-the-public-church","title":"The Scandal of Pentecost A Theology of the Public Church","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough a systematic analysis of the conflicts emerging when the public church encounters the public world,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scandal of Pentecost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eargues that the public advent of the church stands in continuity with the public scandal of the incarnate and crucified Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book traces the contours of this scandal in the confrontation of the dominant ruling hermeneutic of authority with a Christian hermeneutic of resistance. This highlights the brokenness of the human condition manifested by the church in the drunkenness of the disciples, the speaking in other tongues, the baptism with the Spirit, the empowerment of the flesh, and its public witness to a scandalized world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe effects of the scandal transform both the disciples' individual and communal witness and their public recognition as the church. Through the lens of a symbolic hermeneutic, the public witness of the church at Pentecost reveals a Christian scandal of anthropological proportions: with the outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh the church emerges as the symbol of humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAuthor: Wolfgang Vondey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDimensions (L x W x H cm): 23.4 x 1.7 x 135.5\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780567712684\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 280\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wolfgang Vondey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52061427990748,"sku":"BO004245","price":82.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1540\/8219\/files\/817fmKbvf3L._SL1500.png?v=1784101000","url":"https:\/\/www.theinkroom.com.sg\/products\/the-scandal-of-pentecost-a-theology-of-the-public-church","provider":"The Ink Room (Bookstore)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}