Contested Boundaries, a book I wrote about recently, is an engaging read on the nature of struggle between “old” and “new” lights in the era of itinerancy. For the old lights, morality and religious purity were outworking of a localized religious establishment. The presence of an established parish served as a guarantee of security for…
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When church rivalry goes violent
There are times when being a public figure like a pastor scare the bejeebers out of me. Living next to the church building leads to some interesting knocks on the door (like when I opened the door with to find a man holding both hands behind his back and asking, “Is the pastor home?”) –…
