The Church Renewal Movement in Sociological Perspective
Four theoretical interpretations of the movement to bring about change in American churches (both Roman Catholic and Protestant) in the period 1950-69 are presented. Data from a content analysis of 50 church renewal books and from a survey of the authors of the renewal literature are used to test th...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1981
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Review of religious research
Year: 1981, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-204 |
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| Summary: | Four theoretical interpretations of the movement to bring about change in American churches (both Roman Catholic and Protestant) in the period 1950-69 are presented. Data from a content analysis of 50 church renewal books and from a survey of the authors of the renewal literature are used to test the validity of the four interpretations. Two interpretations are supported. One suggests people entered the movement because of a personal crisis of meaning. The second suggests the movement was essentially an attempt to reformulate and reinterpret Christianity to a nation undergoing secularization. However, the interpretation that views this movement as an accommodation to secular society is rejected. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511928 |