The Weakness of Protestantism in American Cities
The weakness which is here emphasized is not an intellectual one but rather the failure to take seriously one of the injunctions of the Master which every Christian professes to believe. Constantly praying for the coming of the Kingdom, the Protestant church has not, as yet, equipped itself to preac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1922
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The journal of religion
Year: 1922, Volume: 2, Issue: 6, Pages: 616-623 |
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| Summary: | The weakness which is here emphasized is not an intellectual one but rather the failure to take seriously one of the injunctions of the Master which every Christian professes to believe. Constantly praying for the coming of the Kingdom, the Protestant church has not, as yet, equipped itself to preach the gospel to all. The survey of the Interchurch World Movement shows that Protestantism is not taking seriously its task of redeeming the city. Rather it prides itself that it has a message for those intellectual enough and moral enough to understand. The two greatest obstacles to a larger and more comprehensive work are parochialism and denominationalism. Both of these are strongly intrenched in our great American cities. The way to faith is plain but it is a difficult path for Protestantism to follow. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480321 |