Status
Available
Collection
Description
The Complete Guide to American Denominations and Christian Organizations. Nelson's Guide to Denominations provides essential data on 800+ Protestant and Catholic churches operating in the United States and Canada, plus ecumenical and cooperative associations and parachurch organizations. Every entry reports the name of the group, a brief history, key leaders or a contact person, address, email and/or website, membership stats, unique features, world mission affiliates, and sidebars on special ministry initiatives. The guide also includes a section on trends and prospects for the church in North America and a symposium on the Bible in America.
Publication
Thomas Nelson (2007), 620 pages
Language
ISBN
9781418501969
Contents
The Bible today: --
The Bible our authority --
The bible in evangelical faith and life --
Can we trust the bible? --
Gender, reform, and evangelical feminism --
Text and context: approaching scripture as an African American woman minister and scholar --
The bible through many eyes: how jews, muslims, and hindus read the bible --
The church in north America: trends and prospects --
The changing face of American religion, A. D. 1900-2050 --
A guide to America's Christian churches --
Making sense of Christian pluralism --
Ancient Catholic and Orthodox churches --
The Reformation churches of the sixteenth century --
Puritanism --
Evangelical pietism --
Nineteenth-century free churches --
Contemporary evangelical movements --
Parachurch organizations --
Christian cooperative organizations --
Educational institutions for ministerial training --
Church-related and independent post-secondary Christian colleges, universities, seminaries, and Bible schools.
The Bible our authority --
The bible in evangelical faith and life --
Can we trust the bible? --
Gender, reform, and evangelical feminism --
Text and context: approaching scripture as an African American woman minister and scholar --
The bible through many eyes: how jews, muslims, and hindus read the bible --
The church in north America: trends and prospects --
The changing face of American religion, A. D. 1900-2050 --
A guide to America's Christian churches --
Making sense of Christian pluralism --
Ancient Catholic and Orthodox churches --
The Reformation churches of the sixteenth century --
Puritanism --
Evangelical pietism --
Nineteenth-century free churches --
Contemporary evangelical movements --
Parachurch organizations --
Christian cooperative organizations --
Educational institutions for ministerial training --
Church-related and independent post-secondary Christian colleges, universities, seminaries, and Bible schools.