Church: Critical Analysis of Its Theology and Philosophy

By Leon Kabasele

This is an excellent book for theology analysis of church philosophy. At the end book of this book, a reader or a student will understand the meaning of church, and this book gives the main definition of church in many areas of the theology and philosophy. A reader will understand the growth of the church in relation to Pentecost. This book is not about to reveal the bad negative of the church, but it gives an excellent meaning of theology and philosophy of a church; this book shows that a church needs scientific contribution and also science needs a churchs point of view to the worlds solution. A reader will understand how both politics and church are working together for contribution in the community. If a reader needs to understand more in-depth church philosophy, I recommend to the readers also reading my books titled Christian Philosophy: Understanding Racial Oppression, African Inter-religious Dialogue: Philosophy and Theology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Oct 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524664275

Leon Kabasele

Dr. Leon Kabasele has done a lot of research on theology and philosophy, and he has written books on theology and philosophy, including Christian Philosophy: Understanding Racial Oppression, which delves into the issue of human rights in Africa. Those books will help those who study, research, and are interested in philosophy, theology, politics, and religion. He has selected the most important points to debate in his books. He became interested in researching human rights and other legal issues because of his life experience with matters of justice and his belief that, for one to understand theology, one must understand human rights. He has attended many conferences on theology and human rights, and he was selected to give a presentation at a conference in Bethlehem. He regularly attends conferences about Christianity, and he debates politics and theology with people from around the world, including India, Pakistan, and Africa.

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CONTENTS

About the book

Preface

Part 1: a.   Introduction

           b.   Church critic and analyse

Part 2: Understanding Church

a.   Understanding Congregation

b.   Understanding of church service

c.   Determinism

Part 3: Study of the Church

a.   Metaphysics of the church

b.   Epistemology of the church

Part 4: Church history

a.   Philosophy of Early Church

b.   Philosophy of Morden Church

c.   The result of the future church

Part 5: Diversity of Church

a.   Philosophy of congregation

b.   Why does church need congregation?

c.   Different sort of congregation

Part 6: Philosophy of Missiology

a.   Ideology of Mission

b.   Oppression of Mission

c.   Advantage of Mission

d.   Disadvantage of Mission

Part 7: Church failure

a.   Leadership

b.   Division

c.   Miss-understanding of vision

d.   Church Politic

Part 8: The Growth of Church in relation of Pentecostal

Bibliography

ABOUT THE BOOK

This is a fascinating book that will help educate readers about how the church works and how it applies to their lives. This is an excellent book for theology analyse for church philosophy. At the end book of this book, a reader or a student will understand the meaning of church and this book gives the main definition of church in many areas of the theology and philosophy. A reader will understand The Growth of Church in relation of Evangelical, Charismatic and Pentecostal. This book is not about to reveal the bad negative of the church but it gives an excellent meaning of theology and philosophy of a church; this book shows that a church need scientific contribution and also scientific needs a church’s view of point to the world’s solution. A reader will understand how both politic and church are working together for contributing in the community.

PREFACE

I wrote this book title Church: Critical Analysis of its Theology and Philosophy, for readers to understand real of church life. I believe church is always about Jesus by default, there is no need to be hypocrite by rejecting real God in the church. The ideal of church represents many people are gathered together to believe only to one person in their spirits, souls and physical. Philosophy background of this book, it has many philosophers understanding of logical that is equal to the Christian. Most of philosophers respect the right of ideas which matches the ideas of Christianity and also other religions in the world. After reading many philosophers lives, I consider the positives sides of their thought and it is more important for the Christians to take into consideration of their ideologies about God. I believe that most philosophers had the ideas of God but their explanations were different than the Christianity. Emmanuel Kant believed that a human being cannot ignore the existence of God; also Rene Descartes understood the existence of God. Even Plato who said there is only one God who controls everything; Aristotle’s ideology was a sort of politic that respects existence of lower class people in the country. Nobody is perfect because everybody makes mistake but the main thing is to be honest. There is no need to hide from the truth and also truth does not need a support. I analyse the use of disabled people in the churches, especially how the church must to help them rather than insuring them to receive a healing miracle. I also develop that a religion is progressive because when one religion failed and another one will arise.

PART 1

Introduction

A church: Critical Analysis of its Theology and Philosophy is not about revealing the bad aspect of church neither condemning the ideology of church but it is about thinking more deep about connection between church and science. Since my academic journey in theology I became very eager to do more research in theology and philosophy. My experience in philosophy and theology motivated me to write this book for other people to read as well as develop their own mind. There is only one church, one Christian but in each of church has many visions, as the science teach us many things in the world and it is important for church analyse the study of science. In this modern period, many churches include religious condemn science; the most important thing it is church and religious should consider that there are many useful ideologies which science is able to contribute in the science. I believe that this book will help the readers how to apply the church life, also the Christians will be able to discover the reality between church and science. Also many Christians will find out the importance of science in the entire community. This book is about to decrease the negativity of science toward church and negativity of church toward science. I found it very espousal to see how the Christianity is rejecting the understanding of science, some of the churches believe that science convince people to believe that a human being from monkey shape. Christianity believes that a human being was created by God’s image but this book will make the reader to understand more about it in connection with science. In this book, it will be many parts of philosophy to develop the ideologies of church and Christianity. Church congregation is very important part; it helps new people in the church to get a connection with that church. It also gives the image of the church, without congregation a church cannot fulfil its mission. A philosophy of church, it is not about revealing the secret of church but in this book I will debates the most important issues in the church today.

On my research, I realised that today many people do not feel comfortable to attend the churches and most of them think a church it is a place of distraction. People prefer to waist their times somewhere else rather than attending a church. In my observation in the church before writing this book, I realised that most of people who refused the churches they are people who have been very disappointed by their church leaders. In this book some of the answers will be such as why do some people feel they are different than the other people spiritually? Why people do not want to think the same as the other people who do not have the same mentality as them? These types of questions will help us to understand the main fundamentalism of a church and also the answer to these questions will help people who are still have the same questions in their minds.

Through my research about the old churches, this is why it motivated me to write this book and to discuss life of old church because a characteristic of church is an essence of present. In this book I will be discussing the church in its globalisation; this type of debate will help a reader to understand about church in its globalisation. Before I wrote this book, I realised that when people think about the church, immediately they reflect to God precisely Christianity. The Christianity should be able to demonstrate people around the world for people attractive to the church. I have been interviewed different people in many social media, I spotted there are many issues the churches need to consider. The church cannot be empty without people; it is people that need to come in the Church building for worshiping God.

The real Church of God must be holy, this type of holiness is when people are committed to God, and I believe in this book many reader will have the opportunity to analyse about the church scientifically. From my church life experiences, I believe this book will make a lot of since for church people to know the scientific concept of church. A church is completed when people are respecting God’s principle and applying God’s word. Interpreting God’s word is one of scientific idea, when I was analysing the number of people in the world, believed that in this world there are many numbers of people. There are also the different cultures that behave in different way; I believe language is very important for communicating to do the right project. A church building, it is an idea of develop the congregation, I personally meeting for somebody who is building a church for nobody to attend. I believe that, in the church everybody must have a right to attend but with a respect of God’s word. This book made me to explain how people in the church should be behaving, to make right decision when deciding to attend a church. The scientific understanding of church is a right way to motivate everybody in the church, rather than ignoring God.

PART 1

Church critic and analyse

Church should have access to every individualism culture; everybody has a right to express what is inside of his mind. The church does not have to restrain certain people’ right, people should learn from each other’s characteristics before even to be united. Also the understanding of church does not mean to give the answer to the situation that goes on the churches because the church is a wide philosophical environmental that deals with many issues. The issue of the church is always about the leadership in the modern time, when the leader is malfunctioning and then everything will not