Author

Publication

2006-05-01 - Polebridge Press

Language

English

Word Count

51,000 words, Guess

Page Count

204 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006040869
  • Goodreads146407
  • LibraryThing1748601

Classifications

  • LCCBR526 .T38 2006

Description

A new kind of Christianity is emerging at the grass roots. Full of heart-felt expression, artistic creativity, and liberal social values, progressive churches and small Christian communities have established themselves across the denominational spectrum. Reporting on a national research study that undercuts the impression that right-wing Christianity is the only new development on the contemporary American religious landscape, Hal Taussig identifies thousands of progressive churches and para-churches and describes five characteristics of this new movement. He then proceeds to analyze its blind spots, project its future, and suggest how to start a progressive church.

First Sentence

Some ninety beautiful polished stones sit in a clear glass bowl of water on an equally stunning purple cloth covering a small altar in the middle aisle of The Garden Church in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

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