Turning around the mainline : how renewal movements are changing the church

Thomas C. Oden
Grand Rapids, Mich : Baker Books, [2006]
270 p. ; 23 cm
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  • 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
  • Pendin
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270).
  • Baker Books
  • 0801065763 (pbk)
  • text
  • volume
  • unmediated
  • https://cms.trccloud.hk/opac/bib/AOQd