Christianity in the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the challenges ahead / / Robert Wuthnow

• Autore: Wuthnow Robert
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.3/08
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - United States; Twenty-first century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: The Future in the Present; I: Institutional Challenges: Community, Identity, and the Role of the Church; 1. Church and Culture; Congregations and Culture; The Challenge of Diversity; The future of the Church; 2. Can the Church Sustain Community?; The Varieties of Community; The Church and Individualism; The New Voluntarism; What of the Future?; 3. A Place for the Christian; The Church as Community of Memory; The Church as Denomination; The Church as Support Group; II: Ethical Challenges: Role Models, Stories, and Learning How to Care; 4. Stories to Live By ; The Ethical ChallengeStories of Love; Beyond Our Parents; From Stories to Action; The Role of Christianity; 5. The Saints in Our World; Who Embodies Compassion?; The Symbolic Value of Contemporary Saints; Exemplars of Our Individualism; 6. Ethical Ambivalence; Uncomfortable in the Presence of God; Learning to Interpret Stones; Looking for Principles; The Worth of the Individual; Community (Again); Small Lessons; Ill: Doctrinal Challenges: Pluralism, Polarity, and the Character of Belief; 7. Religious Orientations; Transcendent Meaning; Varieties of Belief; Consequences of Religious Outlooks ; The Public DimensionInfluences on Religious Belief; Aspects of Religious Pluralism; 8. The Future of Fundamentalism; The Environment of Christian Fundamentalism; The Dynamics of Christian Fundamentalism; The Culture of Christian Fundamentalism; Coda; 9. Fundamentalism and Its Discontents; How Liberals Let Fundamentalists Set the Agenda; Fundamentalism and the Future; Can Liberals Seize the Initiative?; IV: Political Challenges: Christianity and Conflict in the Public Realm; 10. Faith and Public Affairs; The Polarization of Liberals and Conservatives; The Character of Public Religion ; What of the Future?11. The Future of the Religious Right; Predisposing Circumstances; Organizational Factors; Sources of Societal Strain; Resources That Can Be Mobilized; Factors That Dampen Movements; A Cautious Forecast; 12. Religion and Symbolic Politics; Politics and the Public Sphere; Reinforcing a Public Agenda; Insiders and Outsiders; The Politics of Morality; The Power of the Holy; V: Cultural Challenges: The Possibilities of Faith for Constructing Personal Lives; 13. The Quest for Identity; A Story; The Character of Identity; Religion and the Pursuit of Identity ; A Link to the Wider Society14. Maladies of the Middle Class; The Challenge of Materialism; Diversions from Our Discontent; Ministries to and of the Middle Class; 15. Living the Question; Beware the Christian; Tour of the Underground; Faith and Critical Thought; Living the Question; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: In the year 2000--and beyond--what will the church be like? What challenges will it face? Will the church be able to provide a strong sense of community? Will it be an ethical force in the lives of Americans? And what role will religion play in politics and in the marketplace? In Christianity in the 21st Century Robert Wuthnow reflects on these provocative questions as he seeks to identify changes that are taking place now in American society that churches must address if they are to remain vital in the future. He foresees five critical areas--institutional, ethical, doctrinal, political, and
• Titolo autorizzato: Christianity in the twenty-first century
• ISBN: 0-19-802564-5; 1-280-76071-0; 9786610760718
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465277703321
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