Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium - Rilegato

Miller, Donald E.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0520209389 ISBN 13: 9780520209381

Casa editrice: Univ of California Pr, 1997

Riassunto

The author examines the growth of non-denominational or ecumenical churches and their forms of worship, arguing that the phenomenon amounts to a second Reformation that will permanently change the nature of religion in mainstream America. UP.

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L'autore

Donald E. Miller is Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California. He is coauthor with Barry Seltzer ofHomeless Families: The Struggle for Dignity (1993) and with Lorna Miller ofSurvivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide (California, 1993).

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"A refreshingly honest and personal account, this book is a model for the analysis of religion and contemporary culture and contains important clues as to why many mainline churches are declining while others churches grow."Wade Clark Roof, author ofA Generation of Seekers

"Everyone interested in the changing face of religion and society will want to read this engaging, empirically grounded, persuasively argued book."Robert Wuthnow, author ofThe Restructuring of American Religion

"[This is] a masterful study of American Protestantism. . . . A serious piece of scholarship offering an engaging story about religious upstarts."Roger Finke, author ofThe Churching of America, 1776-1996

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of California Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0520209389
• ISBN 13: 9780520209381
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 253