Mainline Protestants created institutions that cover the landscape of contemporary American
life, so pervasive as to be nearly invisible. These institutions provide services—in health …

As earlier chapters in this volume have shown, churches in the historic Protestant
“mainstream” have drawn on both their theological heritage and their position at the center …

Over the past few decades, mainline Protestant denominations in North America have been
experiencing a significant decline in membership, active participation, and financial …

" For those who thought Mainline Protestantism was well on its way to extinction, this
collection provides interesting—possibly even shocking—reading. It points to new life …

For the purposes of this chapter, I follow common practice and divide the religious
landscape in the United States into four broad categories. Within Protestantism, I distinguish …

4–•–I. THE US RELIGIOUS CONTEXT are strongly overrepresented. Politicians, presidents
of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, prominent philanthropists, and other cultural leaders drew …

Mainline Protestants support and attend their churches because they are religious people
who seek to practice their Christian faith in community with others. This basic fact is not …

As America has become more pluralistic, Protestantism, with its long roots in American
history and culture, has hardly remained static. This finely crafted portrait of a remarkably …

Mainline Protestant congregations face a profound adaptive challenge. In the midst of
significant social, cultural, and technological change, the denominations they represent …

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 …