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Autore |
Hinton Mary <1970-> |
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Titolo |
The commercial church [[electronic resource] ] : Black churches and the new religious marketplace in America / / Mary Hinton |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-09882-2 |
9786613098825 |
0-7391-3774-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (171 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American churches |
Big churches - United States |
Capitalism - Religious aspects - African American churches |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Evolution of the Black Church; 3 The Emergence of the Mega Church; 4 Decoding the Mega Church; 5 Theology in the Mega Church; 6 Religious Education in the Mega Church; 7 The Commercial Church; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides an accessible exploration of religious education and theology in the historic black church. The book then looks at two mega churches to determine their ecclesial structure and whether they are continuing the legacy and what the implications of their breach is for the US religious landscape. |
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