01546cam a2200289 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000130007302000150008602000180010103500570011904001340017605000180031008200250032810000530035324500500040626000500045630000270050633600260053333700280055933800270058750400400061450502610065452003190091565000220123419555059OCoLC20220620130518.0890329s1989    miu      b    001 0 eng    a89007706  a0802804330  a9780802804334  a(OCoLC)19555059z(OCoLC)988402346z(OCoLC)1055424065  aNNCCbengcNNCCdNNCCdNNCCdBTCTAdYDXCPdOCLCGdCPEdBDXdOCLCOdOCLCFdOCLCQdVTSdOCLCQdCPOdOCLCQdNLUKBdOCLCQdTUUdOCLCA00a269.2bAB159t  2269.2a269.2bAB159t1 aAbraham, William J.q(William James),d1947-202114aThe logic of evangelism /cWilliam J. Abraham  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bW.B. Eerdmans,c©1989  aix, 245 pages ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references0 aEvangelism and modern theology -- The gospel -- Proclamation -- Church growth -- Initiation -- Conversion, baptism, and morality -- The creed, spiritual gifts, and disciplines -- The ministry of evangelism -- Evangelism and modernity -- The wider ecumenism  aIn this book William J. Abraham attempts to address the dearth of modern theology on the topic of evangelism. In contrast both to the traditional focus on proclamation and to the more recent emphasis on church growth, Abraham argues that evangelism should be construed as primary initiation into the kingdom of God 0aEvangelistic work