{"id":1260,"date":"2015-06-02T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2015-06-02T09:14:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T14:14:39","slug":"the-church-according-to-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/the-church-according-to-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church according to Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2015\/06\/thompson-book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1261 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2015\/06\/thompson-book-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"thompson-book\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2015\/06\/thompson-book-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2015\/06\/thompson-book-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2015\/06\/thompson-book.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>James Thompson continues his excellent series with\u00a0<em>The Church according to Paul<\/em>.\u00a0On<span class=\"date\">\u00a0May 26, 2015<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0received the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Academy of Parish Clergy. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acu.edu\/news\/2015\/150526-thompson-receives-book-of-year-award.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All three books are significant contributions to the field of ministerial and ecclesial formation. Dr. Thompson has always excelled in combining rigorous academic research and ministerial sensitivities. His love for the church is most evident in this latest work.<\/p>\n<p>The other books in the series are\u00a0<em>Pastoral Ministry according to Paul <\/em>and\u00a0<em>Moral Formation\u00a0according to Paul.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Thompson continues his excellent series with\u00a0The Church according to Paul.\u00a0On\u00a0May 26, 2015\u00a0it\u00a0received the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Academy of Parish Clergy. Read more here. All three books are significant contributions to the field of ministerial and ecclesial formation. 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