Title The purpose of the church and its ministry : reflections on the aims of theological education / by H. Richard Niebuhr ; in collaboration with Daniel Day Williams and James M. Gustafson.

Publication Info.	New York : Harper, [1956]
	©1956

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Description	xvi, 134 pages ; 20 cm
Contents	The church and its purpose. The context of theological education -- Denomination, nation or church? -- Toward a definition of the church -- The purpose of the church : the increase of the love of God and neighbor -- The emerging new conception of the ministry. The perplexed profession -- Pastors, preachers and priests -- The pastoral director -- The idea of a theological school. Seminaries in quandary -- Signs of new vitality -- The character and purpose of a theological school -- The theological community -- Theory and practice.
Subject	Theology -- Study and teaching.
	Theology -- Study and teaching.
	Church.
	Church.
	Clergy.
	Clergy.
	Theological seminaries -- United States.
	Theological seminaries.
	United States.