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Grant us courage : travels along the mainline of American Protestantism
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- Summary
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This sequel to the author's ""Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"" consists of 12 profiles of ""mainline"" Protestant churches in the USA. The descriptions of these congregations raise hope for the futu...
This sequel to the author's ""Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory"" consists of 12 profiles of ""mainline"" Protestant churches in the USA. The descriptions of these congregations raise hope for the future of Protestant worship in America, while not omitting to analyze persistent problems.
Details
- Creator
- Randall Balmer
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (169 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780197739433, 0197739431, 9781280528408, 1280528400, 9780198026105, 0198026102, 9781429406475, 142940647X, 0195100867
- OCLC
- ocn476007639, ocn935260424, on1406786910
- "The chapters in this book appeared in slightly different versions in The Christian century magazine between 1991 and 1994"--T.p. verso.
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Prologue; 1. The Sum of Its Parts: FIRST COMMUNITY CHURCH; 2. Against the Odds: WASHINGTON PRAIRIE LUTHERAN CHURCH; 3. By the Numbers: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 4. The Burden of History: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL; 5. Urban Lighthouse: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; 6. Holding True: TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH; 7. ""Creek Bank"" Theology: BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH; 8. Campus Life: COLLEGIATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; 9. Birthright Church: FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST; 10. Coming Home: OLIVE CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH; 11. Road to Recovery: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; 12. Some Kind of Magic: MOUNT OLIVET LUTHERAN CHURCH; Epilogue; Index