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| Acknowledgments | 7 | |
| Contributors | 8 | |
| Introduction | 11 | |
| Pt. 1 | Denominations as Local Institutions | |
| 1 | Fellowship Ties and the Transmission of Religious Identity | 32 |
| 2 | Denominational Identity and the Church School - Teasing Out a Relationship | 54 |
| 3 | Ritual and the Transmission of a Cultural Tradition: An Ethnographic Perspective | 74 |
| 4 | "Songs My Mother Taught Me": Hymns as Transmitters of Faith | 99 |
| 5 | Women's Organizations: Centers of Denominational Loyalty and Expressions of Christian Unity | 116 |
| Pt. 2 | Denominations as Translocal Institutions | |
| 6 | Places and Occasions in the Transmission of Denominational Culture: The Case of "Southern Presbyterians" | 142 |
| 7 | Church-Related Colleges: Transmitters of Denominational Cultures? | 157 |
| 8 | Denominational Ministry on University Campuses | 173 |
| 9 | The Theological Schools: Transmission, Transformation, and Transcendence of Denominational Culture | 188 |
| 10 | Presbyterian Ordination Practice as a Case Study in the Transmission of Denominational Identity | 205 |
| Pt. 3 | Denominational Identity and Culture: Case Studies | |
| 11 | Timeless Priorities in Changing Contexts: African Americans and Denominationalism | 228 |
| 12 | Between Myth and Hard Data: A Denomination Struggles with Identity | 248 |
| 13 | History as a Bearer of Denominational Identity: Methodism as a Case Study | 270 |
| 14 | The Meanings of a Merger: Denominational Identity in the United Church of Christ | 296 |
| 15 | Presbyterian Culture: Views from "the Edge" | 309 |
| 16 | Toward a Post-Denominational World Church | 327 |
| Epilogue: Beyond Establishment, but in Which Direction? | 343 |
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Kelvin Pullman
reviewed Beyond Establishment on February 11, 2011
Beyond Establishment
An informative and interesting, though not quite riveting, account of a second-rank Reformer whose efforts to unify and animate the church deserve wider respect. Greschat's books is well-researched, and, as the title indicates, it offers a valuable history not only of Bucer himself but the wider theological and political currents of his time. So even for those not zealously interested in Bucer per se, the books still provides a valuable account of the Reformation that considers more than just the big three of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli. Additionally, Bucer's attempts to build bridges within the Reformation, and also beyond it to the Catholics (truly scandalous to many of his peers) are surprisingly modern in tone and insight. For that reason alone, I think, Bucer would be worth studying.
As other reviewers have noted, it's a little odd that Greschat quotes Bucer only sparingly. I'm sorry to say that after finishing the book, I still don't really know what Bucer sounds like, and I don't really know which work(s) of his would be the best place to start. Still, a valuable book and recommended for anyone interested in Reformation history.
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