Why do churches fight -Worship Wars?- Why do discussions about how to conduct worship often split into two vitriolic polarities over -traditional- versus -contemporary- styles or into two opposing camps, such as organists/ guitarists, baby boomers/elders, returnees/loyalists or clergy/musicians? These -worship wars- prevent us from being the Church. In Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down, Marva Dawn writes to help local parishes and denominations think more thoroughly about worship and culture so that they can function effectively in contemporary society. She roots her discussion of...
Why do churches fight -Worship Wars?- Why do discussions about how to conduct worship often split into two vitriolic polarities over -traditional- ver...
By expressing the thoughts of Christians as they prepare for church, listen to the pastor's sermon, and as they receive the sacrament, the author captures the powerful meaning of the Lord's Supper. Through his personal and inviting voice, church historian and Christian writer Martin E. Marty describes the origins of Holy Communion and the important role the sacrament has played throughout the history of the Christian church.
By expressing the thoughts of Christians as they prepare for church, listen to the pastor's sermon, and as they receive the sacrament, the author capt...
"With characteristic clarity, Marty explores religious pluralism in a society that, though frequently acclaimed or decried as 'secular, ' finds modern religious varieties flourishing." --Library Journa
"With characteristic clarity, Marty explores religious pluralism in a society that, though frequently acclaimed or decried as 'secular, ' finds modern...
Martin Marty, in his new introduction for the Wesleyan reissue of H. Richard Niebuhr's The Kingdom of God in America, calls it "a classic." First published in 1938, "It remains the classic reflection of the Protestant roots and ethos behind pluralistic America and its religions today." Marty notes that the new "raw and rich pluralism" that challenges the Protestant hegemony in American life has left many Protestants longing to "get back to their roots." Niebuhr's book, perhaps more than any other, identifies and describes those roots for Protestants, especially Congregationalists,...
Martin Marty, in his new introduction for the Wesleyan reissue of H. Richard Niebuhr's The Kingdom of God in America, calls it "a classic." First publ...
For 350 years, Protestantism was the dominant religion in America--and its influence spilled over in many directions into the wider culture. Religious historian Martin E. Marty looks at the factors behind both the long period of Protestant ascendancy in America and the comparatively recent diffusion and diminution of its authority. Marty ranges across time, covering such things as the establishment of the Jamestown settlement in 1607, the 1955 publication of Will Herberg's landmark book "Protestant-Catholic-Jew," and the current period of American ethnic and religious pluralism.
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For 350 years, Protestantism was the dominant religion in America--and its influence spilled over in many directions into the wider culture. Religi...
Bartolome de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were beasts to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Gines de Sepulveda, Las Casas argued vehemently before a royal commission in Valladolid that the native inhabitants should be viewed as fellow human beings, artistically and mechanically adroit, and capable of learning when properly taught. In Defense of the Indians, Las Casas's classic treatise on the humanity of native peoples, had far-reaching implications for the policies adopted by both the...
Bartolome de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were beasts to be ...
Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium's place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Protestant experience of the introduction of television, Rosenthal illustrates the importance of the interplay between a new medium and its users.
Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium's place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Pr...