The crisis in the churches : spiritual malaise, fiscal woe
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- Author
- Wuthnow, Robert, 1946-
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 772 W87 1997
- Author
- Wuthnow, Robert, 1946-
- Place of Publication
- New York NY and London
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- xii, 291 p. ; 24 x 15.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Robert Wuthnow".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Bibliography: pp. 279-285.
- "Why is it hard to write about the crisis in America's churches ? The main reason is that the crisis is financial -- not just in dollars and cents but in the ways in which clergy are addressing the vital relationships between faith and such topics as stewardship, money, work, giving, and economic justice. .... Clergy are reluctant to talk about finances because they know this topic makes people uncomfortable." -- Preface, p. vi.
- Contents: Preface / R.W. -- Introduction -- Hard Times in Paradise -- Anatomy of the Crisis -- The Spiritual Dilemma of the Middle Class -- What the Clergy are Saying -- Meeting Needs in the Workplace -- Picking Up the Pieces -- The Demise of Stewardship -- Money Matters -- The Gospel of Giving -- Giving to the Poor -- Working for Social Justice -- Strategies for Survival -- Methodology -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
- Subjects
- Church finance - United States - History - 20th century
- United States - History - 20th century
- Middle class - United States - History - 20th century
- Church finance - United States
- Spirituality
- Clergy - United States
- Work - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Stewardship, Christian
- Money - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Christian giving - United States
- Church work with the poor - United States
- Social justice - United States
- ISBN
- 0-19-511020-X
- Call Number
- BV 772 W87 1997
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)