Turning around the mainline : how renewal movements are changing the church / [print]
Thomas C. Oden.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, [(c)2006.
- 270 pages ; 23 cm
PART 1: SPINE Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline -- Discipline, not separation -- PART 2: THE MAINLINE IMPLOSION The internal collapse How confessing Christians are changing their churches Be steadfast PART 3: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MAINSTREAM Redefining Ecumenism The deepening tide of confession Core movements of confessing Christianity Truth-driven unity PART 4: CORE TEACHINGS OF CONFESSING CHRISTIANS On the crisis of integrity On God the Father and God the Son On the Holy Spirit and the Church PART 5: A PRIMER ON CONFESSION The Biblical teaching of confession The confessing movement How the United Church of Canada lost its confessional identity PART 6: WHO OWNS LOCAL CHURCH PROPERTY? A CASE STUDY Property deeds and established doctrines Constitutional restrictions Pending issues.
Today's mainline Protestant denominations seem as theologically liberal as ever. But the real story of change in the mainline today is how confessing and renewal movements are crossing denominational lines to infuse new life into these traditions. Turning Around the Mainline carefully chronicles the roots and history of these evangelical and orthodox movements. Thomas Oden lays out the current issues and major themes of each movement and addresses the concern many confessing churches are facing today: what property rights they have in disputes with their denominations.
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Protestant churches--Doctrines.--United States Church controversies--United States. Church property--United States. Evangelicalism--Canada. Protestant churches--Doctrines.--Canada Church controversies--Canada. Church property--Canada.