The Confessional Mosaic: Presbyterians and Twentieth-Century Theology

by Milton J. Coalter (Editor), John M. Mulder (Editor), Louis B. Weeks (Editor)

Overview

Focusing on the expression of faith among American Presbyterians, this book surveys important developments in Presbyterian theology and worship. It provides an understanding of the changes in mainstream Protestantism and American Christianity, and analyzes preaching, worship, hymnody, devotional materials, and social justice pronouncements. The authors include both the achievements and the ambiguous legacy of this developmental stage in American Presbyterian history.

Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, the Presbyterian Presence series illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664251512
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	12/01/1990
Series:	The Presbyterian Presence
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Milton J. Coalter is Library Directorand William B. and Mildred L. Nivison Professor at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virgina. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

John M. Mulder was formerly President and Professor of Historical Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of several books on Presbyterian history.

Louis B. Weeks is President Emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and is the author or editor of twelve books on Presbyterianism and mainstream Protestantism.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	7
	Acknowledgments	13
	Contributors	15
	Introduction by the Editors	19
1.	Pluralism and Policy in Presbyterian Views of Scripture	37
2.	Redefining Confessionalism: American Presbyterians in the Twentieth Century	59
3.	Changes in the Authority, Method, and Message of Presbyterian (UPCUSA) Preaching in the Twentieth Century	84
4.	Themes in Southern Presbyterian Preaching, 1920 to 1983	109
5.	Challenging the Ethos: A History of Presbyterian Worship Resources in the Twentieth Century	134
6.	Hymnody: Its Place in Twentieth-Century Presbyterianism	162
7.	The Language(s) of Zion: Presbyterian Devotional Literature in the Twentieth Century	187
8.	From Old to New Agendas: Presbyterians and Social Issues in the Twentieth Century	208
9.	The Tie That No Longer Binds: The Origins of the Presbyterian Church in America	236
	Notes	257
	Index	317