Theology of the United Church of Canada

Don Schweitzer is the McDougald Professor of Theology at St. Andrew's College and editor of The United Church of Canada: A History (WLU Press).Robert C. Fennell is the academic dean and an associate professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the author of The Rule of Faith and Biblical Interpretation: Reform, Resistance, and Renewal (2018).Michael Bourgeois is an associate professor of Theology at Emmanuel College, Toronto, researching and teaching on the theology of The United Church of Canada. He chaired the church's Committee on Theology and Faith from 2000 to 2006, and in 2009 he received the Davidson Trust Award for excellence in teaching and scholarship.

• Introduction - John H. Young 1. The Triune God - Catherine Faith MacLean 2. Scripture and Revelation in The United Church of Canada - Robert C. Fennell 3. The Good Creation: From Classical Theism to Ecotheology - Harold Wells 4. Sin and Redemption in the United Church of Canada - Sandra Beardsall 5. The Christology of The United Church of Canada - Don Schweitzer6. The Holy Spirit - Adrian Jacobs 7. Ecclesiology: ""Being The United Church of Canada"" - Gail Allan and Marilyn Legge 8. What Are People For? In Christian Life, Discipleship, and Ministry - HyeRan Kim-Cragg  9. Sacraments and Sacramentality in The United Church of Canada - William S. Kervin 10. Practising God's Mission beyond Canada - Hyuk Cho 11. The United Church's Mission Work within Canada and Its Impact on Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Communities - Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd 12. The End of the World as We Know It? (Eschatology) - Michael BourgeoisConclusion - In Conclusion "" a work in progress - Robert Fennell and Don Schweitzer Appendix - The United Church of Canada's Four Subordinate Standards List of Contributors Index Contributors Gail Allan, The United Church of Canada, Toronto, ON Sandra Beardsall, St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon. SK Michael Bourgeois, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Hyuk Cho, The United Church, Acton, ON Robert C. Fennell, Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, NS Adrian Jacobs, Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, Beausejour, MB William S. Kervin, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON HyeRan Kim-Cragg, St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon, SKMarilyn J. Legge, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd, Westworth United Church, Winnipeg, MB Catherine Faith MacLean, St. Paul's United Church, Edmonton, AB Don Schweitzer, St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon, SK Harold Wells, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON John H. Young, The United Church of Canada, Toronto, ON

The book does not reveal a church that is afraid to be church, but one that is courageous enough to embrace change and acknowledge human mutability in the face of an enduring God. It shows that there is a strong theological bedrock in our tradition, for anyone interested enough to look for it. -- Jane Dawson -- UC Observer, 20190201