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Episode 103: A fresh catechism for the Church of Christ community ... and beyond (Dr. Brad East)

Episode 103: A fresh catechism for the Church of Christ community ... and beyond (Dr. Brad East)

Update: 2024-12-12
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Catechism is a word that Church of Christ folks may often associate with Catholicism, but its practice - which comes from the Greek catechesis (Greek for "instruction") - is happening all the time in Church of Christ congregations.

Author Dr. Brad East (associate professor of theology at Abilene Christian University) not only makes a case that catechism is part of every congregation's life, but that Church of Christ congregations and members might benefit from a fresh exploration and understanding of what they instruct and model for emerging generations.

To that end, East recently published Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry (Eerdmans). The book, which was runner-up for Christianity Today's Book of the Year in 2024, places emerging generations of Christians in the great arc of God's story starting "in the beginning," passing through ancient Israel, and tracing 2,000 years of Christian history and tradition.

Drawing from his experience teaching honest young Christians (and those who are considering Christianity), East puts forward a fresh catechesis for these times.

Link to Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry

Link to Dr. Brad East's author page

Link to The Christian Chronicle Podcast Episode 64: Brad East on Christian nationalism

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Episode 103: A fresh catechism for the Church of Christ community ... and beyond (Dr. Brad East)

Episode 103: A fresh catechism for the Church of Christ community ... and beyond (Dr. Brad East)

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