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Turning around the mainline : how renewal movements are changing the church / Thomas C. Oden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, [2006]Description: 270 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0801065763
  • 9780801065767
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 280/.40973 22
LOC classification:
  • BR1642.U5 O34 2006
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
Online resources:
Contents:
Part 1. Spine -- Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline -- Discipline, not separation -- Part 2. The Mainline Implosion -- Internal collapse -- How confessing Christians are changing their Churches -- Be steadfast -- Part 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream -- Redefining ecumenism -- 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 -- On a life honoring God -- Part 5. A Primer on Confession -- Biblical teaching of confession -- 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.
Summary: 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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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Main BR1642.U5 O34 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20-123

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270).

Part 1. Spine -- Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline -- Discipline, not separation -- Part 2. The Mainline Implosion -- Internal collapse -- How confessing Christians are changing their Churches -- Be steadfast -- Part 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream -- Redefining ecumenism -- 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 -- On a life honoring God -- Part 5. A Primer on Confession -- Biblical teaching of confession -- 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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