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For decades the accepted knowledge has been that America's mainline Protestant churches are in drop, eclipsed by evangelical mega-churches. Cathedral and faith expert Diana Butler Bass thought about if this is true, and this book is the consequence of her in depth, three-year review of centrist and intensifying churches in the united states. Her surprising results reveal just the opposite - that lots of of the churches are flourishing, and they're doing so without resorting to mimicking the mega-church, evangelical style. Christianity for the Rest of Us describes this phenomenon and offers a how-to approach for Protestants wanting to remain faithful to their tradition while becoming a vital religious community. As Butler Bass delved in to the rich religious life of various Episcopal, United Methodist, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, United Cathedral of Christ, and Lutheran churches, certain constant practice - such as hospitality, contemplation, variety, justice, discernment, and worship - surfaced as core expressions of congregations seeking to rediscover authentic Religious faith and see today. This hopeful reserve, which includes a review guide for communities and individuals, shows the functional steps that market leaders and laypeople similarly are taking to proclaim an alternative concept about an appearing Christianity that strives for better religious depth and proactively engages the needs of the world.
