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The essential handbook of denominations and ministries / George Thomas Kurian and Sarah Claudine Day, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian sects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 463 pages.)
- Other Title:
- Essential handbook of denominations & ministries
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Your Guide to More than 200 Denominations and 300 Ministries in the United States, Within the body of Christ there is unity of purpose, yet great diversity. We serve one Savior but in a myriad of different ministry contexts. So what are the origins of contemporary denominations and ministries? What makes them unique? And whom do they serve? The Essential Handbook of Denominations and Ministries is your easy-to-use guide to more than two hundred of the largest denominations and three hundred ministries in the United States. The entry for each organization includes a brief history, a contemporary profile, and discussion on doctrinal emphases, creeds, membership, and interdenominational and ecumenical alliances. Pastors, ministry leaders, community leaders, and students will find this resource a helpful guide as they seek to understand and interact with Christian denominations and ministries across the country. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Denominations
- Adventist/Sabbatarian
- Anglican/Episcopal
- Baptist
- Brethren
- Catholic
- Churches of Christ/Christian Churches
- Congregational
- Eastern Orthodox
- Friends
- Fundamentalist
- Holiness
- Lutheran
- Mennonite
- Methodist
- Non-Chalcedonian
- Pentecostal
- Pietist
- Reformed
- Thomist
- Miscellaneous
- Part 2. Ministries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781493406401
- 149340640X
- Publisher Number:
- 99990103840
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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