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200 14$aThe megachurch and the mainline$b[electronic resource] $eremaking religious tradition in the twenty-first century /$fStephen Ellingson
210   $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (261 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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311   $a0-226-20489-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.
327   $aThe 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.
330   $aReligious 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
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606   $aTradition (Theology)
606   $aBig churches
606   $aChristian sects
606   $aProtestant churches
610   $areligion, spirituality, church, christianity, renewal, sociology, religious tradition, lutheranism, protestant, ritual, sect, denomination, megachurch, bay area, san francisco, transformation, evangelism, pragmatism, consumerism, clergy, worship, congregations, hymns, music, service, compromise, nonfiction, mainline, california, secularism, outreach, gospel.
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