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Mainline Protestantism 2000

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  • WILLIAM McKINNEY

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For much of its history, mainline Protestantism has sought to mediate or bridge tensions present in the wider culture. In an increasingly polarized society, its churches struggle to find ways to provide moral leadership while holding themselves together. The postwar period has been difficult for mainline Protestantism's institutions. Membership declines and financial pressures continue. New communities of reference are replacing the denominational seminary as the primary locus of theological inquiry. Nonetheless, congregations are reemerging as centers of religious vitality, and there are signs of progress as mainline Protestantism adapts to a rapidly changing social context.

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  • WILLIAM McKINNEY, 1998. "Mainline Protestantism 2000," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 558(1), pages 57-66, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:558:y:1998:i:1:p:57-66
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716298558001006
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