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To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father by Donald Miller  (39)  $11.19

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Miller (religion, Univ. of Southern California) analyses what he calls "new paradigm churches." He bases his well-researched work on three churches that got their start in Southern California: Calvary Chapel, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, and Hope Chapel. Unlike more mainline evangelical churches that they resemble, these groups appeal primarily to young, middle-class families. Offering a unique blend of contemporary culture and life-transforming spirituality, they are growing rapidly as mainline churches decline. These groups are contemporary and casual in style, have very little doctrine or hierarchy, and seem to make great use of lay members in many aspects of ministry. Miller sees these churches as embodying no less than a new Protestant Reformation, with the common people reclaiming religion from the elite clergy, and he makes an interesting case for his assertion. An excellent book with some new insights; recommended for public and academic libraries.?C. Robert Nixon, M.L.S., Lafayette, Ind.
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Gustav Niebuhr, New York Times
"In describing Protestantism's 'new face,' Professor Miller writes that a group or movement that can place its essential message 'in contemporary symbols and forms' has the capacity not just to endure, but to grow, like the movements he studied."

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