The grace of troublesome questions : vocation, restoration, and race / Richard T. Hughes.

Author/creator Hughes, Richard T., 1943- author.
Format Book
PublicationAbilene, Texas : Abilene Christian University Press, [2022]
Description347 pages : illustrations, portraits (black and white) ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Section one : called by troublesome questions -- The grace of troublesome questions -- The apocalyptic origins of Churches of Christ and the triumph of modernism -- Two restoration traditions : Mormons and Churches of Christ in the nineteenth century -- Section two : called by a book - making sense of the restoration vision -- Called by a book -- Restoring first times in the Anglo-American experience -- Why restorationists don't fit the evangelical mold -- Section three : called by the upside-down kingdom of God -- How a teacher heard the call of racial justice -- The summons from the biblical text -- Why I am not an evangelical Christian -- Section four : called to question - the restoration vision, innocence, and race -- How a naïve and innocent student discerned the umbilical cord that tied his church to his nation - and the nation to his church -- The restoration vision and the myth of the innocent nation -- How slavery still shapes the world of white evangelical Christians -- Resisting white supremacy -- Christian nationalism and racial injustice : where do people of faith go from here? -- How can we rethink the restoration vision? -- Section five : the people who issued the many calls that shaped my vocation -- The people who shaped my vocation -- Finding someone to love -- "Next time, send Jan" -- They believed in me : the grace of good teachers -- Five words that made a difference - and the man who spoke them.
Abstract "The Grace of Troublesome Questions will be an introduction and evaluation of Richard Hughes's writing as he deals with the complicated religious issues of race, sexuality, and other questions that may vex modern Christians"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Hughes, Richard T. (Richard Thomas). 1943- Grace of troublesome questions Abilene, Tex. : ACU Press, 2022 9781684269037
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2021053742
ISBN9781684260225
ISBN1684260221
ISBN(epub)

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