Description: Author-educator-theologian Marva Dawn looks to the twelfth chapter of the book of Romans for a blueprint for establishing the contours of community in the Christian church, a biblical ideal rarely achieved in our individualistic society.
Brief description: Marva J. Dawn (1948-2021) was a renowned theologian, author, musician, and educator. Her many books include Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time, A Royal Waste of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World, and The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life for Those Who Serve God, the Church, and the World.