Author: George Wilson McPhersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Modernist-fundamentalist controversy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Crisis in Church and College
Author: George Wilson McPhersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Modernist-fundamentalist controversy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Crisis in Church and College
Author: George Wilson McPhersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Modernist-fundamentalist controversy
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The Crisis in Church and College, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Author: G. W. McPhersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330627792
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Excerpt from The Crisis in Church and College, Vol. 1 The manuscript for this volume was read by Rev. W. M. Griffith Thomas, D.D., of Wycliffe College, Toronto, and the revision was carefully made on the basis of his valuable suggestions. The author is indebted to this distinguished biblical scholar for his criticisms of the text. He is also indebted to a number of able students (both among the clergy and laity in his home city) for valuable assistance in the revision of a number of chapters. As an aid to the preparation of this volume many of the best known books of the modern critical school have been studied; and from some of these have been taken the excerpts that make up one of the chapters. This chapter tells its own remarkable story, and shows the character of many of the text-books and reference books used in our modern religious education. This volume is the first of its kind, and it will, doubtless, present to the Christian world a valuable revelation. In connection with this book, the companion volume: the second edition of The Modern Conflict Over The Bible (350 pages - cloth) should be read. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Church in Crisis
Author: Philip HughesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The American Church in Crisis
Author: David T. OlsonPublisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310277132
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Analytical research from a database of more than 200,000 North American churches reveals the population is growing faster than church attendance. This guide shows the problems as well as the potential for American churches.
Disruptive Witness
Author: Alan NoblePublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830881093
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
What should Christian witness look like in our contemporary society? In this timely book, Alan Noble looks at our cultural moment, characterized by technological distraction and the growth of secularism, laying out individual, ecclesial, and cultural practices that disrupt our society's deep-rooted assumptions and point beyond them to the transcendent grace and beauty of Jesus.
The Crisis in the Churches
Author: Robert WuthnowPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198027028
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
At a time when already overworked clergy are being called upon by budget cutting politicians to do more for the poor, the sick, and the elderly, American churches are suffering persistent financial shortfalls. In fact, contrary to popular media images of millionaire televangelists, America's churches are cutting back programs and staff, clergy salaries are stagnating, and many parishes are having trouble raising enough money to keep the church lit and heated on Sunday. Why are America's churches in financial distress? Robert Wuthnow, a leading commentator on religious life in America, asserts that the steady drop in donations, volunteering, and personal involvement is a direct result of a spiritual crisis--a crisis caused in large part by the clergy's failure to address the vital relationships between faith and money, work, stewardship, giving, and economic justice. In The Crisis in the Churches, Wuthnow offers a searching study of this financial crisis and of the spiritual vacuum that has silently grown worse during the past decade. To do this, he lets the churches speak for themselves, quoting extensively from interviews with clergy and laity in sixty Protestant and Catholic congregations throughout the U.S., and drawing from the texts of over 200 sermons, from church financial records, and a national survey. What emerges is that parishioners often feel the church does not care about what they do from Monday to Friday, offers no guidance in their most pressing day to day concerns, yet always seems to be asking for more money. Clergy, for their part, say they hesitate to talk about finances because they know "the money question" makes people uncomfortable. But failure to raise the subject often makes it necessary to cut the very programs and services that middle class parishioners desire and would support. Wuthnow argues that in order to survive, churches must find ways to minister to the economic concerns of their own middle class parishioners. Indeed, of every $1,000 received by churches, $900 comes from people who work in middle class occupations. Clearly, anything that motivates middle class members to become more involved will strengthen a church's financial well being and capacity to serve its people. Although the situation is critical, Wuthnow finds much cause for hope. He points to ideas and programs that some churches have enacted to challenge their members to think differently about work and money and giving. Parishioners sometimes respond positively when clergy speak boldly and concretely about matters of faith and finance, and some churches have formed small groups whose members meet regularly to discuss issues of spirituality, work, personal finances, and stewardship. A serious and sympathetic examination of the crisis behind the stained glass, this thought-provoking volume will be highly valuable both practically and as moral support to clergy, parishioners, and anyone else concerned about restoring vitality and significance to American churches.
The Integrity Crisis
Author: Warren W. WiersbePublisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
ISBN: 9780840795830
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Crisis in Church and College
Author: HardPressPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781313657976
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Crisis of Western Education (The Works of Christopher Dawson)
Author: Christopher DawsonPublisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813216834
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
*A new edition of Christopher Dawsons classic work on Christian higher education*