After fifteen years of full participation in a church that is open not only to skeptics but also to gay men and lesbians, blacks and Jews, where members are invited to critique Sunday sermons, and where hymns are rewritten to reflect feminist concerns, Kelley found that his agnosticism remained but his skepticism about church participation had disappeared. Modern urban life can be a sterile, isolating experience. Yet in St. Mark's Kelley discovered a place of vibrant community, honest inquiry, and support over the hard places in life.
-- Compelling autobiographical account of open agnosticism in a mainline Christian church.
-- Important reading for educated, urban skeptics raised in the Christian faith who no longer attend church and do not accept traditional religious doctrine.
-- Explores the extent to which other churches today are open to skeptics.
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After fifteen years of full participation in a church that is open not only to skeptics but also to gay men and lesbians, blacks and Jews, where members are invited to critique Sunday sermons, and where hymns are rewritten to reflect feminist concerns, Kelley found that his agnosticism remained but his skepticism about church participation had disappeared. Modern urban life can be a sterile, isolating experience. Yet in St. Mark's Kelley discovered a place of vibrant community, honest inquiry, and support over the hard places in life.
-- Compelling autobiographical account of open agnosticism in a mainline Christian church.
-- Important reading for educated, urban skeptics raised in the Christian faith who no longer attend church and do not accept traditional religious doctrine.
-- Explores the extent to which other churches today are open to skeptics.
Imprint | Rutgers University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 1997 |
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First published | April 1997 |
Authors | James L. Kelley |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 192 |
Edition | None ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8135-2427-6 |
Barcode | 9780813524276 |
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LSN | 0-8135-2427-X |