Unmasking the Angel: Revealing the Spiritual Identity of a Local Congregation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781666743029)

This book explores the concept of an "angel of the church." It begins with the question that so intrigued Walter Wink: Why would Jesus ask John to write to an angel in Revelation 2-3? This work develops, critiques, and expands Wink's answer. It does so by taking the historical records of three churches in England's West Country and bringing them into conversation with Wink's understanding of the angel of the church. It then goes further by introducing Wink's work to specialists in fields that include architecture, demographics, and church polity. This scholarly conversation creates a matrix within which ministers with pastoral charge might be equipped to explore the spiritual identity (or angel) of their own congregations.

Author: Stephen Langford
ISBN-10: 166674302X
ISBN-13: 9781666743029
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2025
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d