Spiritual Home Life in British and American Reformed Congregations, 1830-1915

Name: Spiritual Home Life in British and American Reformed Congregations, 1830-1915
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ISBN: 9780271020150

ISBN-10: 0271020156

ISBN-13: 9780271020150

Edition: 2000

Authors: Charles D. Cashdollar

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A Spiritual Home explores congregational life inside British and American Reformed churches between 1830 and 1915. At a time when scholars have become interested in the day-to-day experience of local congregations, this book reaches back into the nineteenth century, a critically formative period in Anglo-American religious life, to examine the historical roots of congregational life.Taking the perspective of the laity, Cashdollar ranges widely from worship and music to fund-raising and administration, from pastoral care to social work, from prayer meetings to strawberry festivals, from the sanctuary to the kitchen. Firmly rooted in broader currents of gender, class, notions of middle-class…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.96" wide x 8.91" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Context for Worship and Work



Introduction: From the Perspective of the Pew



Leadership, Power, Governance



Worship Together



The Lord's Day



"Without Ceasing": Prayer Meetings and Occasional Services



"A New Song": The Cultivation of Middle-Class Taste



Life Together



Becoming a Member: Procedures and Expectations



Caring for Each Other: Nurture and Discipline



The Business of the Congregation: The Pursuit of Efficiency and Financial Stability



Caring for Others: Social Christianity and the Local Congregation



Good Friends and Companions: Social, Recreational, and Fellowship Activities



Church Buildings: Setting and Symbol


Epilogue: From Piety to Fellowship


Notes


Bibliography


Index