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Southern Baptist Politics

Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley, II

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Southern Baptist Politics

Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley, II

Unlike other recent studies of the Southern Baptists, Southern Baptist Politics was written after the culmination of the &"Baptist battles&" of the 1980s, when Fundamentalists had effectively taken control of the denomination. It also considers the SBC not simply as a denomination but as an organization with characteristics similar to other voluntary associations in American society&—an approach that promises to be useful for the study of other religious groups in America. Arthur Farnsley concludes that the SBC, as an American denomination, had within itself the seeds of pragmatism and individualism that characterize most American voluntary organizations. Of primary interest to Farnsley are the crucial issues of authority and power. Taking his cue from Paul Harrison's classic study, Authority and Power in the Free Church Tradition, Farnsley considers how authority has traditionally been exercised within the SBC, and how Fundamentalists maneuvered within this existing authority structure to seize power. According to Farnsley, disgruntled Fundamentalists soon discovered that they could exploit the democratic elements within the SBC polity to their advantage. So successful were they in their efforts that by 1990 all significant leadership positions within the denomination were filled by Fundamentalists, thus enabling them to take, and hold, institutional power. The lessons of Southern Baptist Politics extend beyond this one denomination. By using the Southern Baptists as a case study, Farnsley asks what the SBC controversy can tell us about religious organizations in America, about dealing with cultural pluralism, and about institutional means for creating change.

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Penn State Press

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027103999X

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Congregation & Community

By: Nancy Tatom Ammerman,Arthur Emery Farnsley

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Congregation & Community

By: Nancy Tatom Ammerman,Arthur Emery Farnsley

Why do some religious institutions decline in the face of racial integration whilst others grow? How do congregations deal with economic distress? This study of congregations in the face of community transformation includes stories of over 20 congregations in nine communities across America.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813523354

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Rising Expectations

Urban Congregations, Welfare Reform, and Civic Life

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley

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Rising Expectations

Urban Congregations, Welfare Reform, and Civic Life

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley

Rising Expectations examines the current attempts to enlist religious congregations as partners in social services and community development. It highlights stark demographic realities about urban congregations in order to challenge current assumptions about welfare reform and to encourage realistic expectations for the future. Both governmental officials and civic leaders are calling on religious congregations to become more active partners in social welfare reforms, especially through Charitable Choice. Based on research conducted in Indianapolis, Indiana, Farnsley examines the context for those changes and evaluates the current and potential role for congregations as community development agencies and social service providers. Farnsley begins with an assessment of congregations, seen as one interdependent piece in a complex urban environment. He then deals with the three basic assumptions about congregations that drive contemporary faith-based reforms: "How well do congregations know their neighbors?" "Is smaller better?" and "Can congregations impart values?" Finally, the book considers plans for future implementation or expansion of reform.

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Indiana University Press

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0253341957

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Sacred Circles, Public Squares

The Multicentering of American Religion

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II,N. J. Demerath III,Etan Diamond,Mary L. Mapes

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Sacred Circles, Public Squares

The Multicentering of American Religion

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II,N. J. Demerath III,Etan Diamond,Mary L. Mapes

This study of the religious landscape of Indianapolis -- the summative volume of the Lilly Endowment's Project on Religion and Urban Culture conducted by the Polis Center at IUPUI -- aims to understand religion's changing role in public life. The book examines the shaping of religious traditions by the changing city. It sheds light on issues such as social capital and faith-based welfare reform and explores the countervailing pressures of "decentering" -- the creation of multiple (sub)urban centers -- and civil religion's role in binding these centers into one metropolis. Polis Center Series on Religion and Urban Culture -- David J. Bodenhamer and Arthur E. Farnsley II, editors

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0253111293

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Southern Baptist Politics

Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II

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Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II

Unlike other recent studies of the Southern Baptists, Southern Baptist Politics was written after the culmination of the Baptist battles of the 1980s, when Fundamentalists had effectively taken control of the denomination. It also considers the SBC not simply as a denomination but as an organization with characteristics similar to other voluntary associations in American society--an approach that promises to be useful for the study of other religious groups in America. Arthur Farnsley concludes that the SBC, as an American denomination, had within itself the seeds of pragmatism and individualism that characterize most American voluntary organizations. Of primary interest to Farnsley are the crucial issues of authority and power. Taking his cue from Paul Harrison's classic study, Authority and Power in the Free Church Tradition, Farnsley considers how authority has traditionally been exercised within the SBC, and how Fundamentalists maneuvered within this existing authority structure to seize power. According to Farnsley, disgruntled Fundamentalists soon discovered that they could exploit the democratic elements within the SBC polity to their advantage. So successful were they in their efforts that by 1990 all significant leadership positions within the denomination were filled by Fundamentalists, thus enabling them to take, and hold, institutional power. The lessons of Southern Baptist Politics extend beyond this one denomination. By using the Southern Baptists as a case study, Farnsley asks what the SBC controversy can tell us about religious organizations in America, about dealing with cultural pluralism, and about institutional means for creating change.

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0271034238

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Flea Market Jesus

By: Arthur E. Farnsley

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Flea Market Jesus

By: Arthur E. Farnsley

Americans live their lives through institutions: government, businesses, schools, clubs, and houses of worship. But many Americans are wary of the control these groups--especially government and business--exercise over their lives. Flea Market Jesus provides an up-close look at the rugged individualism of those trying hardest to separate themselves from institutions: flea market dealers. Having spent most of his life studying American religious organizations, Art Farnsley turns his attention to America's most solitary, and alienated, entrepreneurs. Farnsley describes an entire subculture of white Midwesterners--working class, middle class, and poor--gathered together in a uniquely American celebration of guns and frontier life. In this mix, the character "Cochise" voices the frustrations of flea market dealers toward business, politics, and, especially, religion. Part ethnography, part autobiography, Flea Market Jesus is a story about alienation, biblical literalism, libertarianism, and deep-seated religious belief. It is not about the Tea Party, the Occupy movement, or the Christian Right, but it shines a light on all of these by highlighting the potent combination of mistrust, resentment, and personal liberty too often kept in the shadows of public discourse among educated elites.

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Southern Baptist Politics

Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley, II

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Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

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Sacred Circles, Public Squares

The Multicentering of American Religion

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II,N. J. Demerath III,Etan Diamond,Mary L. Mapes

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Sacred Circles, Public Squares

The Multicentering of American Religion

By: Arthur E. Farnsley II,N. J. Demerath III,Etan Diamond,Mary L. Mapes

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Congregation & Community

By: Nancy Tatom Ammerman,Arthur Emery Farnsley

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Rutgers University Press

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Rising Expectations

Urban Congregations, Welfare Reform, and Civic Life

By: Arthur Emery Farnsley

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Urban Congregations, Welfare Reform, and Civic Life

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Southern Baptist Politics

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Flea Market Jesus

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