Tilling the Church

<p><i>Tilling the Church</i> is a theology for the pilgrim church. In this book Richard Lennan shows how the ecclesial community looks toward the fullness of God's reign but lives within the flux of history the site of its relationship to the trinitarian God. In this way God's grace tills the church constantly refreshing the tradition of faith and prompting the discipleship that embodies the gospel. <i>Tilling the Church</i> explores the possibilities for a more faithful just and creative church one responsive to the movement of grace. Fruitful engagement with grace requires the church's conversion the ongoing formation of a community whose words and actions reflect the hope that grace engenders.</p>