The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline

book

by Elesha Coffman, Oxford University Press, NY, 2013

Description

This resource uses the magazine The Christian Century as a metaphor to talk about the strengths and challenges of the American Protestant church.

Features

insight into The Christian Century content

Recommended Audience

Protestant clergy and lay leader

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Gain a deeper understanding of Protestant churches in America today by studying the content and conversations found in The Christian Century.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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