02560nam 2200601Ia 450 991077789500332120230705211341.00-19-773874-51-280-52920-20-19-802702-81-4294-1532-0(CKB)1000000000468092(EBL)272863(OCoLC)476012980(SSID)ssj0000132480(PQKBManifestationID)11136152(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132480(PQKBWorkID)10050945(PQKB)10658722(Au-PeEL)EBL272863(CaPaEBR)ebr10279423(CaONFJC)MIL52920(OCoLC)466428382(MiAaPQ)EBC272863(EXLCZ)99100000000046809219960508d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe crisis in the churches spiritual malaise, fiscal woe /Robert WuthnowNew York :Oxford University Press,1997.1 online resource (304 pages)0-19-511020-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285) and index.Contents; Introduction; one: HARD TIMES IN PARADISE; two: ANATOMY OF THE CRISIS; three: THE SPIRITUAL DILEMMA OF THE MIDDLE CLASS; four: WHAT THE CLERGY ARE SAYING; five: MEETING NEEDS IN THE WORKPLACE; six: PICKING UP THE PIECES; seven: THE DEMISE OF STEWARDSHIP; eight: MONEY MATTERS; nine: THE GOSPEL OF GIVING; ten: GIVING TO THE POOR; eleven: WORKING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE; twelve: STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL; Methodology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexThis text examines the crises in America's churches. Pointing to both the failure of the clergy to confront their financial problems head-on, and their neglect of the real spiritual needs of their predominantly middle-class congregations, it offers suggestions for more effective ministry.Church financeUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMiddle classUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesChurch history20th centuryChurch financeHistoryMiddle classHistory260.1097309049277.30829Wuthnow Robert882687MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777895003321The crisis in the churches3687483UNINA