Responding to the Christian Right

“Virtually every mainline church body has experienced the emergence of conservative caucuses. In the late 60s, the conservatives cut off funds for liberal social programs. In the 70s, they fought back liberal resolutions. As we enter the 80s, there is an uneasy feeling that conservatives are either...

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Authors: Hadden, Jeffrey K. (Author) ; Swann, Charles E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1983
In: Theology today
Year: 1983, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 377-384
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Summary:“Virtually every mainline church body has experienced the emergence of conservative caucuses. In the late 60s, the conservatives cut off funds for liberal social programs. In the 70s, they fought back liberal resolutions. As we enter the 80s, there is an uneasy feeling that conservatives are either going to have things their own way or create unprecedented schisms…. We believe there is a potentially more effective strategy mainline church leaders could pursue. This would be to create a religiously-grounded alternative organization to the Moral Majority.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057368303900402