Holding On to the Faith - Confessional Traditions and American Christianity (Paperback)

Traditional ways of living the Christian faith-shaped and guided by confessional norms-exhibit remarkable staying power in American religious life. Holding On to the Faith addresses issues related to the persistence of confessional forms of Christianity in the face of utilitarian, democratic, evangelical American popular religious culture. Whereas historians in the twentieth century typically used terms like "countervailing", "alternative", or "immigrant faith" to describe confessional Christianity, it is now clear that groups which have maintained roots in doctrinal, liturgical, and institutional traditions are an integral part of American life. In Holding On to the Faith ten scholars of American religion contribute chapters analyzing the American experience of ecclesial groups ranging from Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism to the Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican/Episcopal, and even Mennonite traditions. Editors Douglas A. Sweeney and Charles Hambrick-Stowe discuss common themes and pose questions for further discussion.

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	September 2008
Editors:	Douglas A Sweeney • Charles Hambrick-Stowe
Contributors:	James D Bratt • Peter R D'Agostino • Kathryn Greene-McCreight • James C. Juhnke • Frances Kostarelos • Susan Wilds McArver • James H. Moorhead • Robert Bruce Mullin
Dimensions:	236 x 154 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-0-7618-4132-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-7618-4132-6
Barcode:	9780761841326

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