03153nam 2200649Ia 450 991045169870332120200520144314.01-280-52840-00-19-802610-21-4294-0647-X(CKB)1000000000465833(EBL)271568(OCoLC)476007639(SSID)ssj0000165062(PQKBManifestationID)11152113(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165062(PQKBWorkID)10141642(PQKB)10816706(MiAaPQ)EBC271568(Au-PeEL)EBL271568(CaPaEBR)ebr10279223(CaONFJC)MIL52840(OCoLC)935260424(EXLCZ)99100000000046583319950404d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrant us courage[electronic resource] travels along the mainline of American Protestantism /Randall BakerNew York Oxford University Press19961 online resource (169 p.)"The chapters in this book appeared in slightly different versions in The Christian century magazine between 1991 and 1994"--T.p. verso.0-19-510086-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Prologue; 1. The Sum of Its Parts: FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH; 2. Against the Odds: WASHINGTON PRAIRIE LUTHERAN CHURCH; 3. By the Numbers: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 4. The Burden of History: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL; 5. Urban Lighthouse: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; 6. Holding True: TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH; 7. ""Creek Bank"" Theology: BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH; 8. Campus Life: COLLEGIATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 9. Birthright Church: FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST; 10. Coming Home: OLIVE CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH; 11. Road to Recovery: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH12. Some Kind of Magic: MOUNT OLIVET LUTHERAN CHURCHEpilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThis sequel to the author's ""Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"" consists of 12 profiles of ""mainline"" Protestant churches in the USA. The descriptions of these congregations raise hope for the future of Protestant worship in America, while not omitting to analyze persistent problems.Liberalism (Religion)United StatesHistory20th centuryLiberalism (Religion)Protestant churchesHistory20th centuryProtestant churchesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesChurch history20th centuryElectronic books.Liberalism (Religion)HistoryLiberalism (Religion)Protestant churchesHistoryProtestant churchesHistory280.40973280/.4/097309049Balmer Randall Herbert862328MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451698703321Grant us courage2179126UNINA