From Mainline to Sideline: The Social Witness of the National Council of Churches [Hardcover]

K. L. Billingsley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0896331415 | ISBN-13: 978-0896331419 | Publication Date: February 28, 1990

Despite charges that the National Council of Churches funneled money to Marxist-Leninist governments and insurgencies, there has been no sustained examination of the NCC's politics, social policy, and spending habits. In From Mainline to Sideline, journalist K.L. Billingsley documents a pattern of political partisanship by the NCC. He describes the lack of structural coherence, the gap between the church elites and the people in the pews, and the doctrinaire ideology that has resulted in a flawed moral witness by the NCC on issues as diverse as nuclear weapons, civil rights, South Africa, and Latin America.

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An important and greatly disturbing book, which should be read by all concerned with Christian witness in the public arena.>>>> (Berger, Peter )

An important and greatly disturbing book, which should be read by all concerned with Christian witness in the public arena. (Berger, Peter )

About the Author

K. L. Billingsley is the author of six books and has written on religion and politics for the Wall Street Journal, the Spectator (London), and the San Diego Union.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (February 28, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896331415
• ISBN-13: 978-0896331419
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,557,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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