Reinventing American Protestantism Christianity in the New Millennium

Name: Reinventing American Protestantism Christianity in the New Millennium
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ISBN: 9780520209381

ISBN-10: 0520209389

ISBN-13: 9780520209381

Edition: 1997

Authors: Donald E. Miller

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During the past thirty years the American religious landscape has undergone a dramatic change. More and more churches meet in converted warehouses, many have ministers who've never attended a seminary, and congregations are singing songs whose melodies might be heard in bars or nightclubs. Donald E. Miller's provocative examination of these "new paradigm churches"--sometimes called megachurches or postdenominational churches shows how they are reinventing the way Christianity is experienced in the United States today. Drawing on over five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Miller explores three of the movements that have created new paradigm churches: Calvary Chapel, Vineyard…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/29/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 262
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Winners and Losers: Restructuring the Religious Economy



The New Face of American Protestantism: A Second Reformation?



Hippies, Beach Baptisms, and Healings: A History of Three Movements



Transforming Your Life: The Process of Conversion



Beyond Rationality: Democratizing Access to the Sacred



Living by the Bible: Social Ministry, Politics, Theology



Giving the Ministry to the People: The Postmodern Organization



Franchising New Groups: Church Planting and Growth



Can the Mainline Church Survive? Some Lessons from History



Geographical Distribution of Churches



Congregational Surveys



Pastors Survey


Notes


Index