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Lutherans Today: American Lutheran Identity in the Twenty-First Century Paperback / softback - 2003
by Richard Cimino
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- Title Lutherans Today: American Lutheran Identity in the Twenty-First Century
- Author Richard Cimino
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition Ex-Library
- Condition New
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-10-02
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780802813657
- ISBN 9780802813657 / 0802813658
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.03 x 0.74 in (22.89 x 15.32 x 1.88 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress subjects Lutheran Church - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003059948
- Dewey Decimal Code 284.173
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From the rear cover
Subsequent years have posed serious questions to Lutheran identity, as disputes about the true nature of Lutheranism and the meaning of the Lutheran confessions, the structure of ministry, ecumenism, sexuality, and multiculturalism have all left their mark on Lutheran denominations. In "Lutherans Today" several historians, social scientists, journalists, and other leading experts map out the place of Lutheranism in the landscape of contemporary American Christianity and explore the directions in which it is heading in the new millennium.
Presenting new and original research, the book is divided into two sections. The first examines change and movements within American Lutheranism. Distinguished church historian Mark Noll here sets the scene by arguing that the predicament of American Lutheranism has always been the struggle to remain faithful to the enduring witness of the European Reformation while also accommodating itself to the democratic pluralism of the New World. Six other chapters discuss the Missouri Synod, the Lutheran Left, the Called to Common Mission agreement, the evangelical catholic movement within Lutheranism, the rise of megachurches, and Lutheran charismatics.
The second section considers trends andissues related to Lutheran identity, including politics and the pastorate, the impact of immigration and multiculturalism, the loss of Lutheran identity at Lutheran colleges and universities, and conflicting patterns of commitment among Lutheran youth.
As a whole, "Lutherans Today" will be valuable not only to all Lutherans but also to those interested in the development and current state of religious life in America.
Contributors: Robert Benne
Richard Cimino
Maria Erling
Mark Granquist
Dan Hofrenning
Robert Longman
Steve Montreal
Mark Noll
Jim Petersen
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
Alvin J. Schmidt
Scott Thumma
Mary Todd
Jeff Walz
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Citations
- Choice, 06/01/2004, Page 1899