The remnant spirit [[electronic resource] ] : conservative reform in mainline Protestantism / / Douglas E. Cowan ; foreword by Irving R. Hexham

• Autore: Cowan Douglas E
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 280/.4/0973090511
• Soggetto topico: Protestant churches - North America; Church renewal
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-230) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Over 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The remnant spirit
• ISBN: 1-282-40875-5; 9786612408755; 0-313-05699-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456883903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II