After the Breakup, Heartbreak: Conservative Presbyterians without a Common Foe
In the 1930s, conservatives in the PCUSA believed that their cause against liberalism in the denominations' agencies provided a common understanding of what it meant to be a Presbyterian in America. But once these conservatives formed their own communion, they experienced a series of controvers...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Soc.
2008
|
| In: |
The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2008, Volume: 86, Issue: 2, Pages: 61-70 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | In the 1930s, conservatives in the PCUSA believed that their cause against liberalism in the denominations' agencies provided a common understanding of what it meant to be a Presbyterian in America. But once these conservatives formed their own communion, they experienced a series of controversies that revealed significant differences about the nature of American Presbyterianism. These conflicts, in fact, led to further divisions among conservatives. This article reviews the difficulties that afflicted the Orthodox Presbyterian Church during the first decade of its existence after 1936 and suggests that having a common foe is insufficient for agreement on a common identity. |
|---|---|
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
|