| Mainline to the Future: Congregations for the 21st Century Contributor(s): Carroll, Jackson W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664222536 ISBN-13: 9780664222536 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: What can mainline churches learn from the newly flourishing, posttraditional churches in America? In this thoughtful, reasoned analysis, Carroll provides a clearly written description of many of the congregational innovations that have emerged in recent years, as well as an articulate suggestion of ways that mainline congregations can learn from and even adapt some of those practices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - Growth - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 250.905 |
| LCCN: 00035192 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.55" W x 8.55" (0.43 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: While others lament the declining attendance of mainline churches and blame it on an out-of-date tradition, Jackson Carroll offers a more hopeful perspective, arguing that they key to future vitality can be found in the same tradition. According to Carroll, the tension between tradition and change has always been part of the Protestant heritage, and he argues that now is a time when being faithful requires adaptation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carroll, Jackson W.: - Jackson W. Carroll is Williams Professor Emeritus of Religion and Society at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. Carroll is author, coauthor, or editor of fourteen books and numerous articles, and he has lectured widely, both in the United States and abroad. |