1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009443030403321

Titolo

Mathematical and statistical methods for imaging : NIMS thematic workshop mathematical and statistical for imaging, August 10-13, 2010, Inha University, Incheon, Korea / Habib Ammari, Josselin Garnier, Hyeonbae Kang, Knut Sølna, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence : American Mathematical Society, 2011

ISBN

978-0-8218-5289-7

Descrizione fisica

VII, 163 p. ; 26 cm

Collana

Contemporary mathematics ; 548

Disciplina

621.36'70151

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

C-1-(548

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782539303321

Autore

Ellingson Stephen <1962->

Titolo

The megachurch and the mainline [[electronic resource] ] : remaking religious tradition in the twenty-first century / / Stephen Ellingson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-95677-5

0-226-20492-8

9786611956776

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

262.001/7

Soggetti

Church renewal

Church - History of doctrines

Tradition (Theology)

Big churches

Christian sects

Protestant churches

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The restructuring of American religious traditions -- The trouble with tradition -- Constructing the catalysts of change -- Reframing the tradition -- In the image of evangelicalism -- Conflict, compromise, and consensus -- Tradition and change in the American religious landscape.

Sommario/riassunto

Religious traditions provide the stories and rituals that define the core values of church members. Yet modern life in America can make those customs seem undesirable, even impractical. As a result, many congregations refashion church traditions so they may remain powerful and salient. How do these transformations occur? How do clergy and worshipers negotiate which aspects should be preserved or discarded?Focusing on the innovations of several mainline Protestant churches in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stephen Ellingson's The Megachurch and the Mainline provides new