The Megachurch and the Mainline: Remaking Religious Tradition in the Twenty-first Century
by Stephen Ellingson
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Religious traditions provide the stories and rituals that define the core values of church members. Yet modern life in America can make those customs seem undesirable, even impractical. As a result, many congregations refashion church traditions so they may remain powerful and salient. How do these transformations occur? How do clergy and worshipers negotiate which aspects should be preserved or discarded?Focusing on the innovations of several mainline Protestant churches in the San show more Francisco Bay Area, Stephen Ellingson's The Megachurch and the Mainline provides new show lessTags
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Stephen Ellingson is associate professor of sociology at Hamilton College. He is the author of The Megachurch and the Mainline, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, History
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- 262.001 — Religion Christian organization, social work & worship Ecclesiology Ecclesiastic Polity Philosophy and theory
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- BV600.3 .E56 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Ecclesiastical theology The Church
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