02669nam 2200637 a 450 991081954080332120240506033725.0979-82-16-00753-11-282-40875-597866124087550-313-05699-410.5040/9798216007531(CKB)2550000000001468(EBL)496989(OCoLC)547103205(SSID)ssj0000342316(PQKBManifestationID)11243171(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342316(PQKBWorkID)10290031(PQKB)10261769(Au-PeEL)EBL496989(CaPaEBR)ebr10350073(CaONFJC)MIL1138448(MiAaPQ)EBC496989(OCoLC)51886480(DLC)BP9798216007531BC(EXLCZ)99255000000000146820030311d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe remnant spirit conservative reform in mainline Protestantism /Douglas E. Cowan ; foreword by Irving R. Hexham1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2003.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-97449-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-230) and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I. Precipitous Moments and the Crisis of the Mainline Church; II. Confronting the Precipice; III. Constructing Dissent as Identity and Community; References; IndexOver the past few decades, mainline Protestant denominations in North America have been experiencing a significant decline in membership, active participation, and financial contributions. In the midst of this decline, these denominations have been caught up in a variety of controversial religious, ecclesiastical, and social issues-a shift from neo-orthodox to liberal theology, the advent of inclusive liturgical and biblical language, denominational support for often controversial social issues, and heated debates around human sexuality, particularly the place of homosexuals in the church. To Church renewalProtestant churchesNorth AmericaChurch renewal.Protestant churches280/.4/0973090511Cowan Douglas E884861DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910819540803321The remnant spirit3971785UNINA