Church Cooperation in Community Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Vogt, Paul L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 145100768X ISBN 13 : 9781451007688

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2010

Synopsis

PREFACE MANY books have been written during the past few years on the rural church. Some of these have given excellent concrete illustrations of methods that are proving successful in solving local problems. 0 thers have discussed the general rural church situation. The rural life movement, however, has been so rapid that it is believed that a brief restatement of the place of the church in the rural life movement is desirable at the present time. It has been the task and privilege of the writer for the past four years to be almost constantly in the field traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canadian border to the limits of Florida and getting so far as possible first-hand impressions of rural church and community conditions. It is the purpose of the present essay to discuss some of the general problems in rural life presenting themselves to the religious forces of America, and to note SOll1e conclusions as to the next steps to be taken if these fo

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; cnAPTER PAGE; PREFACE III • • • III • 41 a •••• III • • • • • • • • • • • • 7; I SOME PRELIMINARY DEFIXInONS • • • • 9; II THE BASIS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE 26; '" III THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE TO THE; CHURCH • • • • • • •• 44; IV THE SOCIAL CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCH 69; V BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY SERVlCE 84; VI THE CHURCH AND RURAL PUDLIC; THOUGHT • 94; VII ADJUSTING THE LOCAL CHURCH TO THE; COMMUNITY • • • • • : ••• 104; VIII INTERDENOMINATIONAL READJUSTMENT 124; IX THE CHURCH AND OTHER RURAL; AGENCIES • • • • • • • • • 142; X MISSIONARY PROGRAMS AND RURAL; COMMUNITY SERVICE • • • • •• 15~; XI SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ••••• 169

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 145100768X
• ISBN 13: 9781451007688
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 175
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