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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowan, Douglas E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church renewal.

Protestant churches--North America.

Protestant churches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-230) and index.

ISBN:

9798216007531

9786612408755

9781282408753

1282408755

9780313056994

0313056994

OCLC:

547103205