Religions of Atlanta Religious Diversity in the Centennial Olympic CIty

by Laderman, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780788502507
• ISBN10: 0788502506
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi	(2)
Series Editor's Preface	xiii	(2)
Paul B. Courtright
Foreword	xv
Jimmy Carter
Introduction	1	(14)
Gary Laderman
PART I: RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA	15	(91)
Mainline Protestantism in Atlanta	15	(24)
Barbara A. B. Patterson
Nancy L. Eiesland
Southern Baptists at Home in Atlanta	39	(12)
F. Douglas Alexander
African-American Expressions of Protestant Christianity in Atlanta	51	(16)
Gregory S. Gray
A "Catholic" Catholic Church: The Roman Catholic Community of Atlanta	67	(20)
Helen Blier
Inside/Outside: The Jewish Community of Atlanta	87	(19)
Doris H. Goldstein
PART II: VARIETIES OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND PRACTICE	106	(123)
Unitarian Universalists: A Liberal Christian Tradition in the South	106	(9)
Paige Schneider
Christian Science in Atlanta: A Religious Message of Spiritual Healing	115	(8)
Kristin Marsh
Faith, Family, and Tradition Among the Latter-Day Saints of Atlanta	123	(16)
Edward R. Gray
Tongues Aflame: Pentecostal and Charismatic Georgains on Fire for Jesus	139	(18)
Keith E. McNeal
The Eastern Orthodox Churches of Atlanta	157	(18)
Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
Churches of African Origin in Atlanta	175	(14)
Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
The Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan-African Orthodox Christian Church	189	(10)
Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
Theophus H. Smith
Megachurches of Atlanta	199	(16)
Scott Lee Thumma
The Marian Apparition Site at Conyers, Georgia	215	(14)
Victor Balaban
PART III: RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE NEW METROPOLIS	229	(104)
Religious Life in the Muslim Community	229	(12)
Janice Morrill
Hindu Communities in Atlanta	241	(14)
Renee Bhatia
Ajit Bhatia
A Global Religion: The Rise of Buddism and Its Growth in Atlanta	255	(10)
Eric Riles
The Atlanta Baha'i Community	265	(16)
Mike McMullen
On the Road to Clear: The Scientology Community of Atlanta	281	(10)
Mark Padilla
Religion in Atlanta's Queer Community	291	(20)
Angela Cotten
New Age in the New South: Alternative Spiritualities in Metropolitan Atlanta	311	(22)
Theodore Brelsford
PART IV: UNITED IN DIVERSITY: THE SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND	333
Atlanta's Civic Identity: Civil Religion in a Southern Metropolis	333	(16)
Timothy Allen Beach-Verhey
Interfaith Conversation and Cooperation	349
Martha L. Moore-Keish