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Though the church universal is an ancient institution, the contemporary ministry landscape is always changing. That's why a new resource with useful information about Christian organizations is needed.The Essential Handbook of Denominations and Ministries is an easy-to-use guide to more than 200 of the largest denominations and 300 ministries in the United States. The entries for organizations include a brief history and summary, a contemporary profile, and discussion on doctrinal emphases, creeds, membership, and interdenominational and ecumenical alliances. Pastors, ministry leaders, community leaders, and students will find this resource a helpful guide as they seek to understand Christian denominations and ministries.

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Philosophie et théologie

Christianity

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	14 mars 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493406401
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 2017 by George Thomas Kurian
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Contents
Cover i
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Preface x
Part 1 Denominations 1
Adventist/Sabbatarian
Advent Christian General Conference (William J. Monroe and Philip G. Monroe) 3
Church of God, Seventh Day (Joseph M. Holden) 3
Primitive Advent Christian Church (George Thomas Kurian) 4
Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Ron J. Bigalke) 5
Anglican/Episcopal
Anglican Church in North America (Dee Renner) 9
Apostolic Episcopal Church/Order of Corporate Reunion (Barbara Wyman) 9
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches (Sarah Claudine Day) 10
Episcopal Church (George Thomas Kurian) 11
International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (Mark Nickens) 14
Orthodox Anglican Church (Barbara Wyman) 14
Reformed Episcopal Church (Ron J. Bigalke) 15
Baptist
Alliance of Baptists (Glenn Miller) 18
American Baptist Association (Glenn Miller) 19
American Baptist Churches in the USA (Glenn Miller) 20
Baptist Bible Fellowship International (R. Philip Roberts) 23
Baptist General Conference/Converge (James D. Smith III) 23
Baptist General Convention (R. Philip Roberts) 25
Baptist Missionary Association of America (R. Philip Roberts) 27
Conservative Baptist Association of America (R. Philip Roberts) 28
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (Glenn Miller) 29
General Association of General Baptists (R. Philip Roberts) 30
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (Ron J. Bigalke) 31
National Association of Free Will Baptists (J. Matthew Pinson) 33
National Baptist Convention (Ron J. Bigalke) 35
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (R. Philip Roberts) 36
National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA (Mark Nickens) 38
North American Baptist Conference (R. Philip Roberts) 38
Primitive Baptists (Ron J. Bigalke) 40
Progressive National Baptist Convention (David M. Wilmington) 42
Separate Baptists in Christ (Rustin J. Umstattd) 43
Seventh Day Baptists (Nicholas J. Kersten) 43
Southern Baptist Convention (Ron J. Bigalke) 44
Sovereign Grace Churches (Ron J. Bigalke) 47
Brethren
Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio (George Thomas Kurian) 50
Brethren in Christ Church (George Thomas Kurian) 51
Christian Brethren/Plymouth Brethren (Ron J. Bigalke) 52
Churches of God, General Conference (Winebrenner) (Derek Cooper) 54
Church of the Brethren (Ron J. Bigalke) 56
Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Mark A. Lamport) 57
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (Ron J. Bigalke) 59
Old German Baptist Brethren Church (Warren C. Robertson) 60
United Christian Church (George Thomas Kurian) 60
United Zion Church (George Thomas Kurian) 61
Catholic
Greek Catholic Church (John DelHousaye) 62
Roman Catholic Church (Ron J. Bigalke) 62
Churches of Christ/Christian Churches
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (Ron J. Bigalke) 69
Christian Union (George Thomas Kurian) 70
Churches of Christ (Todd M. Brenneman) 71
Churches of Christ in Christian Union (George Thomas Kurian) 73
Congregational
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (George Thomas Kurian) 74
Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches (Robert Leach) 75
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (George Thomas Kurian) 76
Reformed Congregational Fellowship (Warren C. Robertson) 77
Eastern Orthodox
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese (George Thomas Kurian) 79
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (George Thomas Kurian) 79
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (Ron J. Bigalke) 81
Macedonian Orthodox Church (Scott Goins) 82
Orthodox Church in America (George Thomas Kurian) 84
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church (George Thomas Kurian) 86
Romanian Orthodox Church (George Thomas Kurian) 86
Romanian Orthodox Episcopate (George Thomas Kurian) 87
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (Scott Rushing) 87
Serbian Orthodox Church (Scott Goins) 89
Syriac Antiochian Orthodox Catholic Church (Scott Goins) 91
True Orthodox Church of Greece (Synod of Metropolitan Cyprian) (John DelHousaye) 92
Ukrainian National Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile (Scott Rushing) 93
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Scott Rushing) 93
Friends
Evangelical Friends Church International (Mark Nickens) 95
Friends General Conference (Mark Nickens) 95
Friends United Meeting (Mark Nickens) 96
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Friends (Phuc Luu) 97
Religious Society of Friends (Ron J. Bigalke) 97
Religious Society of Friends, Conservative (Ron J. Bigalke) 99
Fundamentalist
Berean Fellowship of Churches (Alyssa Lehr Evans) 101
Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches (Linda Gray) 102
Grace Gospel Fellowship (Sarah Claudine Day) 102
House of God, which is the Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth (George Thomas Kurian) 104
Independent Fundamental Churches of America (Linda Gray) 104
Holiness
American Rescue Workers (George Thomas Kurian) 106
Christian and Missionary Alliance (Paul L. King) 106
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. (Sarah Claudine Day) 107
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) (Sarah Claudine Day) 108
Church of God, Holiness (Ron J. Bigalke) 109
Church of the Nazarene (Floyd Cunningham) 110
Evangelical Church (Ryan A. Neal) 111
Evangelical Congregational Church (T. C. Porter) 113
Free Methodist Church USA (T. C. Porter) 113
Salvation Army (Myles Werntz) 115
Volunteers of America (Bryan C. Maine) 116
Wesleyan Church (Ron J. Bigalke) 117
Lutheran
American Association of Lutheran Churches (George Thomas Kurian) 120
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America (George Thomas Kurian) 121
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (George Thomas Kurian) 121
Church of the Lutheran Brethren (Brent Juliot) 123
Church of the Lutheran Confession (Mark Braun) 125
Conservative Lutheran Association (Dennis W. Jowers) 125
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Alyssa Lehr Evans) 126
Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Mark Braun) 128
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (Mark Braun) 129
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Mark Braun) 131
Mennonite
Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarean) (R. Philip Roberts) 133
Apostolic Christian Church of America (Michael McMullen) 133
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches (Mark Nickens) 134
Bible Fellowship Church (Michael McMullen) 135
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Douglas Salsbury) 135
Conservative Mennonite Conference (Michael McMullen) 137
Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (William R. Osborne) 137
Hutterian Brethren (R. Philip Roberts) 138
Mennonite Church USA (Ron J. Bigalke) 139
Missionary Church (Bill Hossler and Mark A. Lamport) 141
Old Order Amish Church (Benjamin J. Wetzel) 142
Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church (Michael McMullen) 143
Reformed Mennonite Church (William R. Osborne) 144
Methodist
African Methodist Episcopal Church (Michael K. Turner) 145
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Mark Nickens) 147
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Paul L. Kaufman) 148
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (George Thomas Kurian) 149
Evangelical Methodist Church (T. C. Porter) 150
Fundamental Methodist Conference (George Thomas Kurian) 150
Primitive Methodist Church in the United States of America (Mark Nickens) 151
Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church (George Thomas Kurian) 151
Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church (Sarah Claudine Day) 152
Southern Methodist Church (Chad C. Brewer) 152
United Methodist Church (Michael K. Turner) 153
Non-Chalcedonian
Armenian Apostolic Church (Robert Keay) 157
Assyrian Church of the East (Robert Keay) 158
Coptic Orthodox Church (Robert Keay) 159
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