The rise of theological liberalism and the decline of American Methodism /
Heidinger, James V., II,
The rise of theological liberalism and the decline of American Methodism / James V. Heidinger II. - 1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages)
Includes bibliographical citations (249-272) and index.
1. United Methodism's forgotten past -- 2. The early 1900s: an era of great intellectual ferment -- 3. Methodist theology in transition -- 4. Charges of theological modification and doctrinal revision -- 5. Transition in membership standards and the diminished place of doctrine and creeds -- 6. Just what was theological liberalism? -- 7. Methodism and the social gospel -- 8. Methodist resistance: tensions, alienations, and schisms -- 9. A remaining evangelical presence -- 10. A history of protests and calls for reform -- 11. Doctrinal problems in our denominational seminaries -- 12. Getting the gospel right.
"Once a strong, vital, and growing denomination, the United Methodist Church is now barely recognizable after more than four decades of demoralization and membership decline. What has gone wrong? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the American church saw the rise of "theological liberalism," a religious system that intended to respond to new scientific and intellectual currents that were sweeping across the culture. Instead, liberalism not only challenged, but often displaced the substance of the church's doctrine and teaching, accommodating it to the new intellectual milieu of secularism and rationalism. In The Rise of Theological Liberalism and the Decline of American Methodism, James Heidinger discusses the rise of liberalism in America, its anti-supernatural focuses, and the resulting transition in Wesleyan theology. While there are undoubtedly many dimensions to the decline of a denomination, Heidinger suggests we look no further than theological liberalism as the driving force behind the fall of the once-mighty United Methodist Church."--Publisher
1628244038 9781628244045 1628244046 9781628244052 1628244054 9781628244038
United Methodist Church (U.S.)--Doctrines.
United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Methodist Church--History.--United States
Liberalism (Religion)--Methodist Church.
Methodism--History.
Church attendance--United States.
Église méthodiste--Histoire.--États-Unis
Libéralisme (Religion)--Église méthodiste.
Méthodisme--Histoire.
Pratique religieuse--États-Unis.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Liberalism (Religion)--Methodist Church
Church attendance
Methodism
Methodist Church
Theology, Doctrinal
United States
Electronic books.
History
BX8331.3
230.7
The rise of theological liberalism and the decline of American Methodism / James V. Heidinger II. - 1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages)
Includes bibliographical citations (249-272) and index.
1. United Methodism's forgotten past -- 2. The early 1900s: an era of great intellectual ferment -- 3. Methodist theology in transition -- 4. Charges of theological modification and doctrinal revision -- 5. Transition in membership standards and the diminished place of doctrine and creeds -- 6. Just what was theological liberalism? -- 7. Methodism and the social gospel -- 8. Methodist resistance: tensions, alienations, and schisms -- 9. A remaining evangelical presence -- 10. A history of protests and calls for reform -- 11. Doctrinal problems in our denominational seminaries -- 12. Getting the gospel right.
"Once a strong, vital, and growing denomination, the United Methodist Church is now barely recognizable after more than four decades of demoralization and membership decline. What has gone wrong? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the American church saw the rise of "theological liberalism," a religious system that intended to respond to new scientific and intellectual currents that were sweeping across the culture. Instead, liberalism not only challenged, but often displaced the substance of the church's doctrine and teaching, accommodating it to the new intellectual milieu of secularism and rationalism. In The Rise of Theological Liberalism and the Decline of American Methodism, James Heidinger discusses the rise of liberalism in America, its anti-supernatural focuses, and the resulting transition in Wesleyan theology. While there are undoubtedly many dimensions to the decline of a denomination, Heidinger suggests we look no further than theological liberalism as the driving force behind the fall of the once-mighty United Methodist Church."--Publisher
1628244038 9781628244045 1628244046 9781628244052 1628244054 9781628244038
United Methodist Church (U.S.)--Doctrines.
United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Methodist Church--History.--United States
Liberalism (Religion)--Methodist Church.
Methodism--History.
Church attendance--United States.
Église méthodiste--Histoire.--États-Unis
Libéralisme (Religion)--Église méthodiste.
Méthodisme--Histoire.
Pratique religieuse--États-Unis.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Liberalism (Religion)--Methodist Church
Church attendance
Methodism
Methodist Church
Theology, Doctrinal
United States
Electronic books.
History
BX8331.3
230.7