Discernment in the Early Church and Today POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare Jeursen uses the lens of

Jeursen uses the lens of vigilant citizenship to extend the analysis of police brutality beyond police encounters

teems with a desire for boldness but also an innate resistance to schemes of social or political transformation

Victim advocates have long served as the designated support people for survivors of sexual violence

contemporary data collection entails more than gathering information about us

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Discernment in the Early Church and Today POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare Jeursen uses the lens ofAn exploration of Pauls role as a pastoral theologian in the early church. Through a close exegetical reading of Pauls letters, this volume shows how Paul prioritized moral formation and community building in his pastoral ministry and placed the practice of communal discernment in churches at the heart of life in the Spirit. Applying these fundamental insights for todays churches, Lewis reclaims Pauls primary pastoral emphasis on moral discernment and