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100 1 _aOden, Thomas C.
245 1 0 _aTurning around the mainline :
_bhow renewal movements are changing the church /
_cThomas C. Oden.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBaker Books,
_cc2006.
300 _a270 p. ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
337 _aunmediated
338 _avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-270).
505 0 0 _gPart 1. Spine --
_tEmergence of confessing Christians in the mainline --
_tDiscipline, not separation --
_gPart 2. The Mainline Implosion --
_tInternal collapse --
_tHow confessing Christians are changing their Churches --
_tBe steadfast --
_gPart 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream --
_tRedefining ecumenism --
_tDeepening tide of confession --
_tCore movements of confessing Christianity --
_tTruth-driven unity --
_gPart 4. Core Teachings of Confessing Christians --
_tOn the crisis of integrity --
_tOn God the Father and God the Son --
_tOn the Holy Spirit and the Church --
_tOn a life honoring God --
_gPart 5. A Primer on Confession --
_tBiblical teaching of confession --
_tConfessing movement --
_tHow the United Church of Canada losts its confessional identity --
_gPart 6. Who Owns Local Church Property? A Case Study --
_tProperty deeds and established doctrines --
_tConstitutional restrictions --
_tPending issues.
650 0 _aEvangelicalism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aProtestant churches
_zUnited States
_xDoctrines.
650 0 _aChurch controversies
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aChurch property
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEvangelicalism
_zCanada.
650 0 _aProtestant churches
_zCanada
_xDoctrines.
650 0 _aChurch controversies
_zCanada.
650 0 _aChurch property
_zCanada.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005028265.html
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