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Mortal Follies
William Murchison
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Description for Mortal Follies
hardcover. Examines the cultural corruption of the Episcopal Church and contextualizes the author's observations within the larger framework of the fate of mainline Protestantism in contemporary American society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
It's not that the dignified and rarefied old Episcopal Church quit believing in God. It's that the God you increasingly hear spoken of in Episcopal circles is infinitely tolerant and given to sudden changes of mind--not quite the divinity you thought you were reading about in the scriptures. Episcopalians of the twenty-first century, like their counterparts in other churches of the so-called American mainline--such as Methodists and Presbyterians--seem to prefer a God that the culture would be proud of, as against a culture that God would be proud of. While they work to rebrand and reshelve orthodox Christianity for the ... Read more
It's not that the dignified and rarefied old Episcopal Church quit believing in God. It's that the God you increasingly hear spoken of in Episcopal circles is infinitely tolerant and given to sudden changes of mind--not quite the divinity you thought you were reading about in the scriptures. Episcopalians of the twenty-first century, like their counterparts in other churches of the so-called American mainline--such as Methodists and Presbyterians--seem to prefer a God that the culture would be proud of, as against a culture that God would be proud of. While they work to rebrand and reshelve orthodox Christianity for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594032301
SKU
V9781594032301
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