The Christian century and the rise of the Protestant mainline
This study is first and foremost a cultural history of 'The Christian Century' that sets the magazine's evolving editorial positions and chronic financial difficulties against a backdrop of larger trends including the expansion of higher education, tensions between diversity and conse...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2013, c2013
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study is first and foremost a cultural history of 'The Christian Century' that sets the magazine's evolving editorial positions and chronic financial difficulties against a backdrop of larger trends including the expansion of higher education, tensions between diversity and consensus, the growth of mass media, and America's ascension as a global power. The book also uses the story of the 'Century' to explore the development of the mainline as a religious tradition |
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| Physical Description: | x, 271 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199345885 |