Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, 2002 : Focus on Faith-Based Initiatives

by Linder, Eileen

• ISBN13: 9780687064359
• ISBN10: 068706435X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Press

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface	vii
I PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICA'S RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE
Trends & Developments, 2002	9	(5)
The Feverd Frenzy Over Faith-Based Initiatives	14	(5)
Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner
II DIRECTORIES
United States Cooperative Organizations, National	19	(29)
Canadian Cooperative Organizations, National	48	(9)
Religious Bodies in the United States	57	(111)
Religious Bodies in the United States Arranged by Family	165	(3)
Religious Bodies in Canada	168	(30)
Religious Bodies in Canada Arranged by Family	196	(2)
The Emerging Electronic Church	198	(6)
Sources of Religion-Related Research	204	(16)
Directory of Selected Research Organizations	204	(8)
Directory of Selected Faith Traditions in America	212	(8)
United States Regional and Local Ecumenical Bodies	220	(57)
Index of Select Programs for U.S. Regional and Local Ecumenical Bodies	256	(21)
Canadian Regional and Local Ecumenical Bodies	277	(3)
Theological Seminaries and Bible Colleges in the United States	280	(16)
Theological Seminaries and Bible Colleges in Canada	296	(6)
Religious Periodicals in the United States	302	(21)
Religious Periodicals in Canada	323	(7)
Church Archives and Historical Records Collections	330	(10)
III STATISTICAL SECTION
Guide to Statistical Tables	339	(1)
Membership Statistics in Canada	340	(7)
Membership Statistics in the United States	347	(13)
Membership Statistics for the National Council of the Churches of Christ U.S.A.	360	(2)
Selected Statistics of Church Finances---Canadian Churches	362	(2)
Selected Statistics of Church Finances---United States Churches	364
Trends in Seminary Enrollment	370
IV A CALENDAR FOR CHURCH USE
A Calendar for Church Use, 2002-2005	373
V INDEXES
Organizations	377
Individuals	386