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The Origins of Proslavery Christianity: White and Black Evangelicals in Colonial and Antebellum Virginia
In the colonial and antebellum South, black and white evangelicals frequently prayed, sang, and worshipped together. Even though white evangelicals claimed spiritual fellowship with those of African descent, they nonetheless emerged as the most effective defenders of race-based slavery. As Charles Irons persuasively argues, white evangelicals' ideas about slavery grew directly out of their interactions with black evangelicals. Set in Virginia, the largest slaveholding state and the hearth of the southern evangelical movement, this book draws from church records, denominational newspapers, slave narratives, and private letters and diaries to illuminate the dynamic relationship between whites and blacks within the evangelical fold. Irons reveals that when whites theorized about their moral responsibilities toward slaves, they thought first of their relationships with bondmen in their own churches. Thus, African American evangelicals inadvertently shaped the nature of the proslavery argument. When they chose which churches to join, used the procedures set up for church discipline, rejected colonization, or built quasi-independent congregations, for example, black churchgoers spurred their white coreligionists to further develop the religious defense of slavery..
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Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest
One of the most controversial and influential priests of our day -- bestselling author of Original Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, and The Reinvention of Work -- reflects on a lifetime of passionate faith. Matthew Fox's radical theology comes alive in this highly charged autobiography, which traces his spiritual evolution from altar boy in Madison, Wisconsin, to graduate student in revolution-rocked late-sixties Paris, to Dominican priest, to his high-profile battles with the Vatican. Best known for recovering the Creation Spirituality tradition, which brings together ecology, cosmology, justice, and mysticism in a theology based on "original blessing," Fox continues to be one of the most original thinkers in the church today. Finally, Fox addresses his new role as a "post-denominational priest" and a leader for urban young people. .
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Power, Authority, and the Origins of American Denominational Order: The English Churches in the Delaware Valley (Religion & American Culture)
This new edition and update of the seminal study, Power, Authority, and the Origins of American Denominational Order, questions the assumption that colonial American churches were seedbeds of democratic sentiment merely awaiting the American Revolution to cast off the shackles of both political and religious domination. Jon Butler points out that pre-Revolutionary Americans spoke of themselves as British and replicated familiar British forms in their North American settlements. In this work, he shows that colonial American religious organization reflected a clear and conscious commitment to British patterns of life and faith. Examining late-17th-century and early-18th-century North American Quaker, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Anglican groups and religious structures, Butler finds that ministers wielded considerable power over their congregations, and the minutes of their meetings reveal that these ministers were hardly “proto-democrats” or individualists impatient with religious discipline. On the contrary, they themselves seem to have enthusiastically followed established norms of faith and order, and their congregations seemed quite satisfied with such proceedings. In a nation still grappling with issues about religion in the public sphere and the ways religious bodies assert their own authority, this history of four English Protestant groups in America's earliest plural colonies speaks with a remarkably prescient voice. .
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Denominational Doctrines: Explained, Examined, Exposed
Denominational Doctrines deals with the most common misconceptions in the religious world today. Developed after eight years of daily, live call-in radio programs, it reveals Samuel G. Dawson's keen insight into many of the denominational doctrines and beliefs of those we try to teach. As a result of those call-in radio experiences, he put the information into book form to share more widely with others. While written in an accurate and forthright manner, Denominational Doctrines approaches those who are mistaken with kindness and love. Explained: Accurate quotations from official denominational sources show exactly what believers of the different philosophies believe. No one you are trying to teach can make a charge of misrepresentation. Examined: The denominational doctrines are compared with scripture to see if they are really true. Thus, the book teaches how to answer denominational arguments. Exposed: Not only are the denominational doctrines exposed as coming from man rather than from God, but the book also makes a strong plea to the reader to become just a New Testament Christian. Explore These Controversial Topics Jehovah's Witnesses-Are They Really?
Was Jesus a Created Being?
Modern-Day Tongue-Speaking-Is it From God?
I Corinthians 14 & the Charismatic Movement
Matthew 24 & Prophetic Speculation
Revelation 20 & Premillennialism
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
Are Babies Born Totally Depraved?
Is Anyone Unconditionally Elected to Be Saved?
May a Christian So Sin as to Be Lost?
Should Christians Keep the Sabbath?
Answering Sabbatarian Arguments
Was Joseph Smith a Prophet of God?
Theistic Evolution
How to Be Just a Christian
Arguments Against Baptism Answered The introductory chapter The Harm of Denominationalism discusses: The Atheist's Unanswerable Argument Against the Way of Christ
Greatest Enemy of True Religion is Religion Itself
Fruits of Denominationalism
Creeds Produce Denominationalism
The Harm of Denominational Creeds
What Is a Denomination?.
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Church, Identity, And Change: Theology And Denominational Structures In Unsettled Times
Are denominations passé? In the face of theological crises and plunging membership numbers, the days of some denominations appear to be numbered Other denominations, though holding their own, are also feeling the stresses of large-scale social change. "Church, Identity, and Change" offers an unprecedented, in-depth, inside look at the church today through the lens of eight diverse Protestant denominations. For each of the denominations examined — Assemblies of God, Association of Vineyard Churches, Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, National Baptist Convention, Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ, and United Methodist Church — an interdisciplinary team of scholars presents a historical overview, a sociological case study, and a theological essay. These denominations represent a wide scope of American churches — liberal and conservative, old and new, declining and growing, liturgical and nonliturgical. The case studies particularly bring to life each church’s distinctive challenges, including financial scandal, the death of a founder, and more. The book as a whole submits a timely assessment of the relationship between Christian faith and denominational structures. At a time when many analysts are heralding a major paradigm shift from modern to postmodern forms of organization, "Church, Identity, and Change" tracks how these several denominations are restructuring their organizational identities and practices to embody their theological commitments in a postmodern world. This book is an essential resource for those concerned about the fate of the church in the twenty-first century..
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American Denominational History: Perspectives on the Past, Prospects for the Future (Religion & American Culture)
This work brings to various important topics and groups in American religious history the rigor of scholarly assessment of the current literature. The fruitful historiographic questions that are posed by the positions and experiences of the various groups are carefully examined. "American Denominational History" points the way for the next decade of scholarly effort..
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