Church, Identity, and ChangeDavid A. Roozen, James R. Nieman Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005/05/02 - 656 ページ Since colonial days, religious work in American has happened through denominations. At least since the start of the twentieth century, these religious bodies consisted of a fairly tight, intra-denominationally connected system of congregations, regional judicatories, and national offices. This system was the product of more than two centuries of consolidation among Americanbs historic immigrant and indigenous churches. The vast majority of these structures are still in place, retain some semblance of internal coherence, have considerable social and religious significance, and will be with us for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, the stresses upon them today clearly indicate that they are entering an unsettled period of transition. The purpose of this book is to examine the national structures of eight diverse Protestant denominations as a part of that shift. The frame of this study is the relationship between the theological and organizational nature of national denominational structures as they adapt to the changing situation of the twenty-first century. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Challenge of | 35 |
The Challenges of Organization and Spirit in | 97 |
A Short History of the Association of Vineyard Churches | 132 |
Theological Perspective and Reflection on | 163 |
A Brief | 188 |
Scandal Structure and Change | 227 |
How Firm a Foundation? The Institutional Origins | 327 |
in America Seen through Its Mission Statement | 436 |
as Unity in Diversity | 458 |
Strategy and Restructure in the United Church of Christ | 466 |
Faith and Organization in the United Church of Christ | 493 |
Methodism as Machine | 523 |
United Methodist Church | 534 |
Restructuring Reshaping Reclaiming | 565 |
An Integrative Summary from | 588 |
Theological Reflections | 380 |
The Reformed Church in America as a National Church | 400 |
The Last Gasp of the Corporate Denomination? | 410 |
The Theological Work of Denominations | 625 |
Contributors | 654 |
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