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Auteur(s) : Mulder, Mark T. (1973-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur
Marti, Gerardo (1965-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : The glass church [Texte imprimé] : Robert H. Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral, and the strain of megachurch ministry / Mark T. Mulder and Gerardo Marti

Publication : New Brunswick (N.J.) : Rutgers University Press, copyright 2020

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xiv-276 p.) : Illustrations ; 25 cm

Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 253-264. Index
"For most of his life, the megachurch ministry of Robert H. Schuller in Orange County, California, displayed an apparent strength that betrayed none of the fractures that lay below the success-oriented surface. Yet, when tested and stressed in the late 2000s, the ecclesial structure's accumulated fragility proved to be catastrophic. Drawing on extensive data gathered from archives, interviews, and ethnographic observation, The Glass Church examines the spectacular collapse of The Crystal Cathedral to better understand both the strength and fragility of Schuller's ministry. The apparent success of the ministry obscured the many tensions that often threatened its future. Certainly, all churches depend on a mix of constituents, charisma, and capital, yet the size and ambition of large churches like Schuller's Crystal Cathedral exert enormous organizational pressures to continue the flow of people committed to the congregation, to reinforce the spark of charismatic excitement generated by high-profile pastors, and to develop fresh flows of capital funding for maintenance of old projects and launching new initiatives. The constant attention to expand constituencies, boost charisma, and stimulate capital among megachurches produces an especially burdensome strain on their leaders. By orienting an approach to the collapse of the Crystal Cathedral on these three core elements-constituency, charisma, and capital-The Glass Church demonstrates how congregational fragility is greatly accentuated in larger churches, a notion we label megachurch strain, such that the threat of implosion is significantly accentuated by any failures to properly calibrate the inter-relationship among these elements"

Sujet(s) : Schuller, Robert Harold (1926-2015)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Megachurches  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Garden Grove (Calif., États-Unis) -- Crystal Cathedral  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Garden Grove Community Church  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Genre ou forme : Histoire -- Sources  Voir les notices liées en tant que genre ou forme

Indice(s) Dewey :  285.734 (23e éd.) = Église évangélique et réformée  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813589053 (rel.). - ISBN 0813589053. - ISBN 9780813589060. - ISBN 0813589061. - ISBN 9780813589077 (erroné). - ISBN 9780813589084 (erroné). - ISBN 9781978814257 (erroné)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb46599173p

Notice n° :  FRBNF46599173 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : Constituency, Charisma, and Capital ; The Imperative of Church Growth ; Migrants to Orange County, California ; The Possibility Thinker ; No Hippies in the Sanctuary ; Dig a Hole, Schuller ; Always a New Project ; When the Glass Breaks ; Coda: Ends and Beginnings.