Reformed vitality : continuity and change in the face of modernity / edited by Donald A. Luidens, Corwin E. Smidt, and Hijme Stoffels.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luidens, Donald A.

Smidt, Corwin E., 1946-

Stoffels, Hijme.

Series:

Calvin Center series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian sociology--Reformed Church--Congresses.

Christian sociology.

Secularization (Theology)--Congresses.

Secularization (Theology).

Reformed Church--Congresses.

Reformed Church.

Congresses and conventions.

Christian sociology--Reformed Church.

Physical Description:

xii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1998]

Summary:

Copublished with the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship, Reformed Vitality addresses the issue of what constitutes religious vitality and where it can be found within Reformed circles throughout the world. The authors examine evidence of religious vitality among Reformed believers, within Reformed institutions and communities to discover how they have maintained and/or created that vitality in the face of cultural and social fragmentation. This investigation revealed complex and multifaceted patterns that are explored and assessed to create a proper evaluation of the status of religious vitality by interpreting the signs around it. The information gathered shows that many Reformed communities have entered a critical stage, where issues of identity and relevance are central problems that confront their corporate life. Difficult questions arise as the very purpose and essence of Reformed communities are explored along with the place of religious vitality in them.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0761812326

0761812334

OCLC:

39508116