TY - BOOK AU - Oden,Thomas C. TI - Turning around the mainline: how renewal movements are changing the church SN - 0801065763 AV - BR1642.U5 O34 2006 U1 - 280.40973 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Books KW - Evangelicalism KW - United States KW - Protestant churches KW - Doctrines KW - Church controversies KW - Church property KW - Canada N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270); Part 1. Spine --; Emergence of confessing Christians in the mainline --; Discipline, not separation --; Part 2. The Mainline Implosion --; Internal collapse --; How confessing Christians are changing their Churches --; Be steadfast --; Part 3. The Other Side of the Mainstream --; Redefining ecumenism --; Deepening tide of confession --; Core movements of confessing Christianity --; Truth-driven unity --; Part 4. Core Teachings of Confessing Christians --; On the crisis of integrity --; On God the Father and God the Son --; On the Holy Spirit and the Church --; On a life honoring God --; Part 5. A Primer on Confession --; Biblical teaching of confession --; Confessing movement --; How the United Church of Canada losts its confessional identity --; Part 6. Who Owns Local Church Property? A Case Study --; Property deeds and established doctrines --; Constitutional restrictions --; Pending issues UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005028265.html ER -