Discontinuity and Hope

Discontinuity and Hope......Page 2
Introduction......Page 3
The Dumb Answer......Page 9
The Ecumenical Movement......Page 11
The Erosion of the Western European Religious Heritage......Page 14
The Fourth Great Awakening......Page 18
From Cooperation to Competition......Page 26
From Doctrine to Polity......Page 27
From Low to High Expectations......Page 29
The Ministry of the Laity Has Arrived......Page 31
The Redefinition of Women’s Ministries......Page 33
From 30 Percent to 1 Percent......Page 37
From Lover to Leader......Page 40
The New Sources of Resources......Page 42
The Endangered Species List......Page 44
From Deflation to Inflation......Page 47
From Neighborhood to Region......Page 49
From Community to Marketplace......Page 52
From Small to Large Scale......Page 54
From the Old South to the New......Page 55
From Relationships to Competition......Page 56
From Producer to Consumer......Page 59
From Racial Integration to Ethnic Separation......Page 61
From Minority to Majority......Page 65
From Vertical to Horizontal......Page 67
From Institutions to Individuals......Page 68
From Superstar to Teams......Page 71
From Generalist to Specialist......Page 75
From Full-time to Part-time......Page 76
From Movements to Networks......Page 78
From Family to Peers......Page 81
From Passive to Active......Page 84
From Improvement to Entertainment......Page 86
From Survival to Choices......Page 89
From Enemy to Ally......Page 93
From Verbal to Visual......Page 96
From Neighborhood, Church, and School to Laundromats, Bars, and the Workplace......Page 97
From Too Young to Too Late......Page 99
From Sympathy to Intervention......Page 102
From Talk Therapy to Drugs......Page 104
From Service to Challenge......Page 106
From Toys to Experiences......Page 107
From Belief to Unbelief......Page 109
From the Center to the Margins......Page 110
From Unifying to Divisive......Page 113
From Higher to Wider......Page 115
From One Site to Many......Page 116
The Big Omission......Page 119
A Congregational Perspective......Page 125
A Ministerial Perspective......Page 129
A Parishioner’s Perspective......Page 132
A Call Committee’s Perspective......Page 134
A Denominational Perspective......Page 137
A Theological School Perspective......Page 145
What Next?......Page 151
Notes......Page 153
Discontinuity and Hope: Radical Change and the Path to the Future......Page 218