Turning around the mainline : how renewal movements are changing the church / Thomas C. Oden.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2006.Description: 270 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0801065763
  • 9780801065767
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 1642 .U5 O34 2006
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Contents:
Part 1. Spine -- Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline -- Discipline, not separation -- Part 2. The Mainline Implosion -- Internal collapse -- How confessing Christians are changing their Churches -- Be steadfast -- Part 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream -- Redefining ecumenism -- Deepening tide of confession -- Core movements of confessing Christianity -- Truth-driven unity -- Part 4. Core Teachings of Confessing Christians -- On the crisis of integrity -- On God the Father and God the Son -- On the Holy Spirit and the Church -- On a life honoring God -- Part 5. A Primer on Confession -- Biblical teaching of confession -- Confessing movement -- How the United Church of Canada losts its confessional identity -- Part 6. Who Owns Local Church Property? A Case Study -- Property deeds and established doctrines -- Constitutional restrictions -- Pending issues.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270).

Part 1. Spine -- Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline -- Discipline, not separation -- Part 2. The Mainline Implosion -- Internal collapse -- How confessing Christians are changing their Churches -- Be steadfast -- Part 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream -- Redefining ecumenism -- Deepening tide of confession -- Core movements of confessing Christianity -- Truth-driven unity -- Part 4. Core Teachings of Confessing Christians -- On the crisis of integrity -- On God the Father and God the Son -- On the Holy Spirit and the Church -- On a life honoring God -- Part 5. A Primer on Confession -- Biblical teaching of confession -- Confessing movement -- How the United Church of Canada losts its confessional identity -- Part 6. Who Owns Local Church Property? A Case Study -- Property deeds and established doctrines -- Constitutional restrictions -- Pending issues.

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