Loyalty and Loss: The Reformed Church in America, 1945-1994 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781950572090)

Offering a meticulously researched yet also deeply personal history of the Reformed Church in America throughout much of the twentieth century, Lynn Japinga's Loyalty and Loss will be of intense interest to the members of the RCA, reminding them of where they have come from, of the bonds that have held them together, and of the many conflicts and challenges that they have together faced and ultimately surmounted. For those outside the RCA the questions of identity raised by this book will often sound very familiar, especially, perhaps, in its account of the church's struggle throughout recent decades to reconcile the persistently ecumenical spirit of many of its members with the desire of others within the denomination to preserve a real or imagined conservative exclusivity. Others may find the conflicts within the RCA reflective of their own experiences, especially as they relate to such issues as denominational mergers, abortion, the Viet Nam war, and women's ordination.

Author: Lynn Japinga
ISBN-10: 1950572099
ISBN-13: 9781950572090
Publisher: Historical Series of the Reformed Church in A
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2020
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d