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- Title
American Congregationalism and Religious Tolerance.
- Authors
Bendroth, Margaret
- Abstract
Congregational history offers some unique challenges to the present. It is tempting to read this history only in terms of declining numbers and influence; undeniably by the end of the nineteenth century, the denomination had lost its pre-eminent role in American religious life. But the deeper 'lesson' of Congregational history is about religious tolerance. The tradition rests on the conviction that the greatest danger to belief is not secularism, but sectarianism. In a culture devoted to the competitive edge, Congregationalism at its best has insisted on generosity, refusing to live in world of easy dualisms or eager dismissal of the religious 'other'. It is a strain in our common tradition well worth thoughtful recovery.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONGREGATIONALISTS; CONGREGATIONALISM; CHRISTIAN life; RELIGIOUS tolerance; SECTARIANISM; HISTORY
- Publication
International Congregational Journal, 2007, Vol 6, Issue 2, p119
- ISSN
1472-2089
- Publication type
Article