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Worry In The Pews: Exploring Levels And Causes Of Worry Among Church-Goers, Jennifer Lee
Worry In The Pews: Exploring Levels And Causes Of Worry Among Church-Goers, Jennifer Lee
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A large body of research indicates that worry, anxiety, and depression are present in the modern American psyche at increasingly high levels. Everyday worry can lead to further mental health issues, interpersonal problems, and reduced physical wellbeing and should be reduced when possible. Previous research has examined the benefits of church attendance with varied results; however, understanding the relationship between church attendance and everyday worry could be useful in reducing the effects of worry on this population.
The purpose of this quantitative study was to measure self-reported levels and causes of everyday worry among church-goers from three congregations and to …
A History Of Nondenominational Churches In Denver And Beyond, 1945–2000, R. Norton Herbst
A History Of Nondenominational Churches In Denver And Beyond, 1945–2000, R. Norton Herbst
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From 1945-2000, nondenominational churches in America developed from a scattering of independent congregations to one of the largest groups of churches in the nation. Few scholars have studied these churches as a cohesive movement. And many think they burst onto the American scene around the 1990s, though statistics suggest otherwise. Two questions, therefore, need to be addressed: What is the historical genealogy of nondenominational churches in modern America? And, is there a recognizable nondenominational church identity?
This study explores these questions in three ways. First, I survey the origins and development of Protestant denominationalism from the Reformation through the early …