History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York

Peter J. Paris is Elmer G. Homrighausen Professor of Christian Social Ethics, and liaison with the Princeton University Afro-American Studies Program, at Princeton Theological Seminary.John W. Cook is a former president of the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.James Hudnut-Beumler is Dean of the Divinity School and Anne Potter Wilson Professor of American Religious History at Vanderbilt University. Lawrence H. Mamiya is Paschall-Davis Professor of Religion and Africana Studies at Vassar College.

• ContentsA Time Line ForewordMartin E. MartyAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction Peter J. ParisThe Riverside Church and the Development of Twentieth-Century American ProtestantismJames Hudnut-BeumlerPreachers for All Seasons: The Legacy of Riverside's Free Pulpit Leonora Tubbs TisdaleA Christian Vision of Unity: An Architectural History of the Riverside Church John Wesley CookUniversal in Spirit, Local in Character: The Riverside Church and New York CityJudith WeisenfeldThe Public Witness of the Riverside Church: An Ethical Assessment Peter J. ParisCongregations within a Congregation: Contemporary Spirituality and Change at the Riverside ChurchLawrence H. MamiyaAbout the Contributors Index

This is an excellent scholarly resource on liberal Protestant church history and is recommended for all congregational libraries. (Church and Synagogue Libraries) There is much to commend it, and my students will be glad to find such a readable book on their syllabi. (Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion) The authors describe the complex congregation in exceedingly careful detail, including a number of archival photographs that bring the narrative to life. Unlike so many congregational histories, difficult periods of tension and conflict are presented alongside feel-good rehearsals of the glory days....The authors and the congregation should be commended for this unique contribution to the field of congregational studies. The research is comprehensive. (Sociology of Religion) A critical history, not a jingoistic celebration....scholarly volume. (Spirit)