03081nam 2200637Ia 450 991082105650332120230831154622.00-19-773943-11-280-52840-00-19-802610-21-4294-0647-X(CKB)1000000000465833(EBL)271568(OCoLC)476007639(SSID)ssj0000165062(PQKBManifestationID)11152113(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165062(PQKBWorkID)10141642(PQKB)10816706(Au-PeEL)EBL271568(CaPaEBR)ebr10279223(CaONFJC)MIL52840(OCoLC)935260424(MiAaPQ)EBC271568(EXLCZ)99100000000046583319950404d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGrant us courage travels along the mainline of American Protestantism /Randall BakerNew York :Oxford University Press,1996.1 online resource (169 pages)"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 CHURCH; 12. Some Kind of Magic: MOUNT OLIVET LUTHERAN CHURCH; Epilogue; IndexThis 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 centuryLiberalism (Religion)HistoryLiberalism (Religion)Protestant churchesHistoryProtestant churchesHistory280.40973280/.4/097309049Balmer Randall Herbert862328MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821056503321Grant us courage4031369UNINA