Word: traditionalize
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But Page’s new evening service reveals the fundamental tensions in his project. The relaxed, contemporary ceremony is a stark contrast to Memorial Church’s standard, tradition-bound offerings. And Page’s effort comes at a time when the rise of evangelical Christianity at...
Growing up in Wellesley, Mass., Page was raised in the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant tradition.
José Francisco Romo Adanero, a sociologist at Madrid's Catholic University of San Carlos, would respectfully disagree. He worries that the rush to abandon Spain's established ways undermines its future. "There is a terrible hate for tradition," says Romo. "[Spaniards] today are taught that if you're a...
Her call for a resurrection of ijtihad - the Islamic legal tradition of critical thinking - is a yearning for a return to the progressive origins of her religion. Were she alive at the time of publication, this alone would have seen her charged with blasphemy in fundamentalist circles, but if ever...
Lugo would not speculate on whether such a buyer's market might cause some groups to dilute their particular beliefs in order to compete. There are signs of that in such surveys as one done by the Willow Creek megachurch outside Chicago, which has been extremely successful in attracting tens...