Study Guide for the Re-Forming Tradition: Presbyterians and Mainstream Protestantism Contributor(s): Coalter, Milton J. (Author), Mulder, John M. (Author), Weeks, Louis B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 066425411X ISBN-13: 9780664254117 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian |
Dewey: 285.1 |
LCCN: 92012543 |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.23" W x 8.05" (0.14 lbs) 46 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: This practical resource will assist individuals and adult groups in church school classes, sessions, and retreats by clarifying some of the major themes of each chapter in The Re-forming Tradition: Presbyterians and Mainstream Protestantism. Study helps for the other volumes of The Presbyterian Presence: The Twentieth-Century Experience series are also included. The writers offer excellent suggestions to spur discussion and list additional resources for further study. Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, the Presbyterian Presence series illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coalter, Milton J.: - Milton J. Coalter is Library Directorand William B. and Mildred L. Nivison Professor at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virgina. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Mulder, John M.: - John M. Mulder was formerly President and Professor of Historical Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of several books on Presbyterian history.Weeks, Louis B.: - Louis B. Weeks is President Emeritus of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. He formerly served as a stated supply pastor and as a missionary in the Presbyterian Church in Congo (then Zaire). He has written broadly about church history, ethics, development, administration, the Bible, pastoral care, and ministry. His books include To Be a Presbyterian, The Presbyterian Presence: Bible Words That Shape a Faith, and Making Ethical Decisions. |