Confessional Mosaic Presbyterians and Twentieth-Century Theology

Name: Confessional Mosaic Presbyterians and Twentieth-Century Theology
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ISBN: 9780664251512

ISBN-10: 066425151X

ISBN-13: 9780664251512

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Authors: Milton J. Coalter, John M. Mulder, Louis B. Weeks

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Focusing on the expression of faith among American Presbyterians, this book surveys important developments in Presbyterian theology and worship. It provides an understanding of the changes in mainstream Protestantism and American Christianity, and analyzes preaching, worship, hymnody, devotional materials, and social justice pronouncements. The authors include both the achievements and the ambiguous legacy of this developmental stage in American Presbyterian history.Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, thePresbyterian Presenceseries illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century.

Book details

List price: $36.00
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 12/1/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Louis B. Weeks is President Emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and is the author or editor of twelve books on Presbyterianism and mainstream Protestantism.



Series Foreword


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Introduction by the Editors



Pluralism and Policy in Presbyterian Views of Scripture




Redefining Confessionalism: American Presbyterians in the Twentieth Century




Changes in the Authority, Method, and Message of Presbyterian (UPCUSA) Preaching in the Twentieth Century




Themes in Southern Presbyterian Preaching, 1920 to 1983




Challenging the Ethos: A History of Presbyterian Worship Resources in the Twentieth Century




Hymnody: Its Place in Twentieth-Century Presbyterianism




The Language(s) of Zion: Presbyterian Devotional Literature in the Twentieth Century




From Old to New Agendas: Presbyterians and Social Issues in the Twentieth Century




The Tie That No Longer Binds: The Origins of the Presbyterian Church in America



Notes


Index