Between Congregation and Church

Barry A. Ensign-George served for 12 years as Associate for Theology in the denominational offices of the Presbyterian Church, USA. He is co-editor and contributor to Denomination: Assessing an Ecclesiological Category (T&T Clark).

• INTRODUCTION Part I: Considering DenominationPART I: PREFACE: Considering Denomination: Forerunners Chapter 1: PHILIP SCHAFF AND THE MULTIFORM CHURCH 2: H. RICHARD NIEBUHR 3: THE CHURCH HISTORIANS: WINTHROP HUDSON, SIDNEY MEAD, RUSSELL E. RICHEY PART I: SUMMARY Part II: Denomination, Diversity, and Unity PART II: PREFACE Chapter 4: DENOMINATION: A NORMATIVE DEFINITION 5: THE DIVERSITY TO WHICH WE ARE CALLED 6: THE UNITY TO WHICH WE ARE CALLED 7: THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH WE ARE CALLED PART II: SUMMARY CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY

A very interesting theological perspective of denomination from the American vantage point ... It is thought-provoking for all who struggle to make sense of the divisions in the body of Christ. It may well give valuable help to those who are striving for ecclesiological unity with (or despite) denominational diversity.