The Church Has Left the Building
Faith, Parish, and Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
The origin of the phrase the church has left the building lies with Elvis. In order to clear halls of his riotous fans after concerts, it was announced that Elvis has left the building. Here, the expression highlights intense change within the church. Not only does the church change for its own existence, it also does so for the life of the world. The church cannot avoid the many past and future changes of our constantly transforming society, demographic changes long in process. What you have before you is a gathering of first-hand reflections--stories really--from a diverse group of Christians, lay as well as ordained. While each has a disti…
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Weitere Autoren: Mcdowell, Maria Gwyn (Hrsg.) / Schroeder, Elizabeth (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4982-3957-8
- EAN: 9781498239578
- Produktnummer: 30235114
- Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 162 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'692 KB
Über den Autor
Michael Plekon is a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology and the Program in Religion and Culture, Baruch College of the City University of New York.Maria Gwyn McDowell is a postulant for the priesthood in the Episcopal Church and a feminist theological ethicist. Elizabeth Schroeder is a homebirth midwife and editor in Portland, Oregon.
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