The megachurch and the mainline [[electronic resource] ] : remaking religious tradition in the twenty-first century / / Stephen Ellingson

• Autore: Ellingson Stephen <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Disciplina: 262.001/7
• Soggetto topico: Church renewal; Church - History of doctrines; Tradition (Theology); Big churches; Christian sects; Protestant churches
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Religious 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The megachurch and the mainline
• ISBN: 1-281-95677-5; 0-226-20492-8; 9786611956776
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454135903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II