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The United Church of Christ in the Shenandoah Valley - Liberal Church, Traditional Congregations (Hardcover)
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The United Church of Christ in the Shenandoah Valley - Liberal Church, Traditional Congregations (Hardcover)
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While congregational studies have expanded our understanding of
American religion, little is known about the local practices of a
single denomination at its smallest jurisdiction. This book
explores how national denominational commitments are affecting the
practices of local United Church of Christ congregations inside a
single association in the Shenandoah Valley. Nationally, the UCC
defines itself as a united and uniting church in its ecumenical
work; as multiracial and multicultural in its diversity; as
accessible to all in welcoming those with disabilities; as open and
affirming for its LGBT members; and as a just peace church in its
support of social justice. So, how fully have local congregations
embraced these commitments? Might congregations be more attached to
their older identities, particularly in areas where the church's
predecessors were strongly rooted? Or are the national church's
commitments being lived out at the grassroots level? The book
measures congregational life in one of the UCC's oldest and
smallest associations. Books on congregational studies either focus
on a case study of a particular congregation, or large-scale
surveys of U.S. congregations that explore aggregate data to
explain their work. This book looks instead at a group of local
congregations inside a small judicatory (the Shenandoah
Association) of the United Church of Christ to explain religious
life at the grassroots level.
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