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Author Miller, Donald E. (Donald Earl), 1946-

Title Reinventing American Protestantism : Christianity in the new millennium / Donald E. Miller
Published Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 253 pages)
Contents Introduction: Winners and losers : restructuring the religious economy -- The new face of American Protestantism : a second reformation? -- Hippies, beach baptisms, and healings : a history of three movements -- Transforming your life : the process of conversion -- Beyond rationality : democratizing access to the sacred -- Living by the Bible : social ministry, politics, theology -- Giving the ministry to the people : the postmodern organization -- Franchising new groups : church planting and growth -- Can the mainline church survive? : some lessons from history
Summary Explores the trend in the last thirty years towards new paradigm churches, sometimes called megachurches or postdenominational churches, which are reinventing Christianity by redefining the institutional forms and reconnecting people to the message of first-century Christianity using the media of twentieth century America
Analysis New paradigm churches
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Hope Chapel (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
Vineyard Christian Fellowship.
SUBJECT Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa, Calif.) fast
Hope Chapel (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) fast
Vineyard Christian Fellowship fast
Subject Protestant churches -- United States -- Forecasting
Protestant churches -- California, Southern -- Case studies
Pentecostal churches -- California, Southern -- Case studies
Calvary Chapel movement.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Protestant.
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Calvary Chapel movement
Pentecostal churches
Protestant churches
Protestant churches -- Forecasting
Protestantisme.
Christianity.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
SUBJECT California, Southern -- Religious life and customs
United States -- Church history -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139929
Subject Southern California
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Genre/Form Case studies
Church history
Prognoses (vorm)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 96035140
ISBN 9780520922662
0520922662
0585057133
9780585057132
9780520209381
0520209389