This book tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. It emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinis…
Other Notes: Adapted from a thesis (Ph. D.) - Oxford Centre for Mission Studies and University of Leeds, 2005. Includes index and a bibliography.
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Other Notes: Originally published: Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 1997. Rev. version of thesis (Ph. D), University of Edinburgh, 1996. Includes bibliographical references and index.
The age of Jesus and the apostles: 6 BC -- AD 70 -- The age of Catholic Christianity: 70 -- 312 -- The age of the Christian Roman empire: 312 -- 590 -- The Christian middle ages: 590-1517 -- The age of the reformation: 1517 -- 1648 -- The age of reason and revival: 1648 -- 1789 -- The age of progress: 1789 -- 1914 -- The age of ideologies:
The age of Jesus and the apostles, 6 BC -- AD 70 -- 1. Away with the King : the Jesus movement -- 2. Wineskins : old and new : the gospel to the Gentiles -- The age of catholic Christianity, 70 -- 312 -- 3. Only worthless people : Catholic Christianity -- 4. If the Tiber floods : the persecution of Christians -- 5. Arguing about the event : the rise of orthodoxy -- 6. The rule of books : the fo…
Contents: Introduction to African Independent Churches -- History of the Church of the Lord (Aladura) in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia (1930-1965) -- Pastoral training in the Church of the Lord (Aladura) -- History of the Church of the Lord (Aladura in Ghana (1953-1966) -- The seven turbulent years -- A committee of Enquiry -- Church of the Lord (Brotherhood): the establishment of an autono…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164).
[1] 1517-1948 ; first ed 1954 ; 2nd ed. with rev. bibliography 1967 (xxv, 838 pages) -- v. 2. 1948-1968 / without edition statement, edited by Harold E. Fey and published on behalf of the Committee on Ecumenical History, Geneva, 1970 (xvii, 524 pages) -- v. 3 1968-2000 / edited by John Briggs, Mercy Amba Oduyoye and Georges Tsetsis (xix, 697 pages), 2004.
Contents: Introduction. Poem: God builds no churches / Edgar A. Guest. -- Part I. The apostolic church of the palestinian area / by Cynthia Pearl Maus. -- Part II. The Eastern Orthodox Church / by John P. Cavarnos. -- Part III. The Roman Catholic Church / by Jean Louise Smith. -- Part IV. The Protestant Reformation in Europe / by Ronald E. Osborn. -- Part V. The Protestant Church in North Ameri…
On spine: Das Gottesreich in Amerika. Bibliographical references in "Anmerkungen" (p. 145-153).
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. It is harder today! -- The mobile member -- Other changes -- 2. The sunny side of the street -- May 15, 1984 -- Where there is hope -- We are living longer -- The air is cleaner -- Mainstreaming can work! -- Elderly no longer means poor -- That remarkable job machine! -- Why is good news neglected? -- 3. From mainline to nondenominational -- The eighteenth century scene -- The circuit rider …
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112).