{"product_id":"where-christ-is-present-john-warwick-montgomery-9781962654937","title":"Where Christ Is Present: A Theology for All Seasons on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive hundred years ago, the church of Jesus Christ underwent a Reformation. \u003cbr\u003e A lot happened after Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg. But the fallout was not simply the start of Protestantism. The Roman Catholic Church also recast itself in response to Luther's call for reforms. And contrary to common belief, Martin Luther did not set out to start a new church. Rather, he was trying to reform the church that already existed by reemphasizing its essence-namely, \u003cb\u003ethe \"good news\" (the gospel) that Jesus forgives and saves sinners\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e The unity of the church was broken when the pope rejected this call for reform and excommunicated Luther, starting a chain of events that did lead to the institutional fracturing of Christendom and to a plethora of alternative Christian theologies. But, as many - including conservative Catholics - now admit, the church did in fact need reforming. \u003cb\u003eToday, the church - including its Protestant branches - also needs reforming\u003c\/b\u003e. Some of the issues in contemporary Christianity are very similar to those in the late Middle Ages, though others are new. But if Luther's theology can be blamed - however unfairly - for fragmenting Christianity, perhaps today it can help us \u003cb\u003erecover the wholeness of Christianity\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e The religious climate in the \u003cb\u003eearly 21st-century\u003c\/b\u003e is simultaneously highly religious and highly secularized. It is a time of extraordinary spiritual and theological diversity. In the spirit of the anniversary we are observing, \u003cb\u003ethis book will propose the kind of Christianity that is best suited for our day\u003c\/b\u003e. The remedies offered here are available by way of the same theology that was the catalyst for reforming the church five hundred years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Warwick Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1962654931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962654937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"John Warwick Montgomery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136254005503,"sku":"9781962654937","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae480eda-9d0f-4109-81a4-f8fe7ad153e8.jpg?v=1726416137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-christ-is-present-john-warwick-montgomery-9781962654937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}