Title
Way of the dragon or the way of the lamb : searching for Jesus' path of power in a church that has abandoned it
Files
School/Department
Talbot School of Theology
Description
Why do so many rock-star pastors implode under the spotlight? Why do modern-day churches become so entangled in growing their brand that they lose sight of their true purpose? Because, according to Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, Christians have succumbed to the temptations of power and forgotten Jesus’ seemingly contradictory path to power—first giving it up.
In The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb, Goggin and Strobel paint a richly biblical vision of power through weakness. They invite readers to join them on an adventure around the world, seeking out great sages of the faith with uncommon wisdom to offer those traveling the path of Christian life. As readers eavesdrop on the authors’ conversations with people such as J. I. Packer, Dallas Willard, Marva Dawn, John Perkins, Jean Vanier, James Houston, and Eugene Peterson, they begin to piece together the new-old reality of following Jesus today. In the end, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb offers a compelling vision of the way of Jesus that will challenge both individual believers and the church as a whole.
Keywords
Power, Christian theology
ISBN
978-0718022358
Publication Date
1-24-2017
Document Type
Book
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
City
Nashville
Disciplines
Christianity | Practical Theology
Recommended Citation
Strobel, Kyle (2017). Way of the dragon or the way of the lamb : searching for Jesus' path of power in a church that has abandoned it. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/50
Comments
Goggin, Jamin--author; Seeking the way -- Discovering the way -- The ways of power -- Power in weakness -- Becoming powerful -- Standing against the powers -- The power of love -- Embracing the way -- Unexpected power -- The power of the lamb -- The power of faithfulness -- Walking in the wilderness -- The way of resistance -- Living the way.