The Local Church in a Global Era Sheila Smith McKoy * Fits a variety of

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Illiberal Practices makes the case that subnational units are more likely to operate by means of illiberal structures and practices than as fully authoritarian regimes

Patrick Garry provokes the reader to understand how the protection of speech is given far more absolute protection than religion

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The Local Church in a Global Era Sheila Smith McKoy * Fits a variety ofHow is the church being affected by globalization? What does wider and more direct contact between the world religions mean for Christians? What is God doing in the midst of such change? This important volume explores the implications of today's emerging global society for local churches and Christian mission. Prominent scholars, missionaries, and analysts of world trends relate Christian theology and ethics to five clusters of issues stewardship,