Orthodoxy as Project: Temporality and Action in an American Protestant Denomination

The term “orthodox” is often used to characterize religious communities who understand themselves to hold a stable set of practices or beliefs. However, as is the case with any group, orthodox communities experience ideological fragmentation and change. How then, do communities who identify as ortho...

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Main Author: Brophy, Sorcha A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press [2016]
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-143
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