Here We Stand: Where Nazarenes Fit in the Religious Marketplace - Paperback

by Stan Ingersol (Author), Wesley D. Tracy (Author)

Believe anything you want.The twentieth century has brought with it a myriad of opinions, philosophies, doctrines and ideologies. Each one of them important; each one valid. And the world says, Believe what you want.Authors Wes Tracy and Stan Ingersol have authored Here We Stand to shatter that conclusion. More than ever, it is important that we know what we believe. Here We Stand is a comprehensive study of a wide range of beliefs and where Nazarenes fit into the ideological puzzle. Tracy and Ingersol provide the most contemporary and complete overview of major religions and religious beliefs since Why I Am a Nazarene.Nazarenes have the unique opportunity to reestablish their identity with a new generation of people. Here We Stand gives a clear view into other traditions in a language and approach understood by today's pastors and laymen. Here We Stand contributes to the distinctiveness of each group without sacrificing the Christian community as a whole.Pastors, Sunday School teachers and new Christians will find this unabridged version of the book What Is a Nazarene? an excellent resource because it lends a knowledgeable, objective voice to discussions of doctrine, witnessing and spirituality. Here We Stand provides the historical and theological background needed to establish identity and ownership among new and life-long Nazarenes. Kivar.

Author Biography

Dr. Wes Tracy has been a leader and teacher in Adult Education projects on four continents. He has served the Church as pastor, teacher, author, and editor. Tracy holds five degrees, including two master's degrees and two academically earned doctorates. The former editor of eight Christian periodicals, he has published 1,500 articles and is the author or co-author of more than 20 books including The Upward Call, Here We Stand, and, Reflecting God. Stan Ingersol has been the Nazarene Archives manager since 1985. He wrote Nazarene Roots: Prophets, Pastors, Revivalists & Reformers and is a co-author of Our Watchword & Song: The Centennial History of the Church of the Nazarene. He has written for many Nazarene publications, the Wesleyan Theological Journal, Methodist History, and several theological dictionaries and encyclopedias. For ten years he was a Nazarene delegate on the World Methodist Council. His spouse, Rev. Cheryl Somers-Ingersol, is a pastor in Overland Park, Kansas.