Lantzer, Jason S.

Mainline Christianity the past and future of America's majority faith / [electronic resource] : Jason S. Lantzer. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - ix, 188 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The genesis of the mainline -- Building the new Jerusalem: the high tide of the seven sisters -- A mighty fortress in decline -- The politics of decline -- In a state of perpetual decline -- Unto the ends of the earth: global Christianity and mainline decline -- The emergence of a new mainline.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780814753323 (electronic bk.)




United States--Church history.


Electronic books.

BR515 / .L36 2012

277.3