ISBN:
0521594448
,
0521594626
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 267 p)
,
23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2005 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Cavendish, James Congregations in Conflict: Cultural Models of Local Religious Life, by Penny Edgell Becker. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999, 264 pp. 18.95 2000
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Wilson, John [Rezension von: Becker, Penny Edgell, Congregations in Conflict: Cultural Models of Local Religious Life] 2000
Parallel Title:
Print version Congregations in Conflict : Cultural Models of Local Religious Life
DDC:
306.6/5/0973
Keywords:
Church controversies Case studies History 20th century
;
Church controversies ; United States ; History ; 20th century ; Case studies
;
Electronic books
;
United States Case studies Religious life and customs
Abstract:
This book examines the nature of American congregations as institutions, looking in particular at how they deal with conflict within their ranks, to gain insight into religious culture
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 WHO WE AREŽ AND HOW WE DO THINGS HEREŽ: LOCAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF MISSION AND IDENTITY; 2 THE CONGREGATIONS OF OAK PARK, RIVER FOREST, AND FOREST PARK; 3 HOUSES OF WORSHIP; 4 FAMILY CONGREGATIONS; 5 COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONS; 6 LEADER CONGREGATIONS; 7 MIXED CONGREGATIONS; 8 AN INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH TO LOCAL CULTURE; 9 AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL RELIGION; APPENDIX A DATA AND METHODS; APPENDIX B THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (252-264) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Permalink
