{"product_id":"2026100010416-secondhand-the-social-sources-of-denominationalism","title":"The Social Sources Of Denominationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in the sociology of religion, The Social Sources of Denominationalism presents a bold and unflinching argument: that the fracturing of Christianity into competing denominations is not a product of theological disagreement, but of the social, economic, and racial divisions that permeate human society. H. Richard Niebuhr systematically chronicles how forces such as class conflict, nationalism, sectionalism, and racial segregation have shaped and fragmented the Christian church in America and beyond, revealing a profound and uncomfortable truth about the relationship between faith and social order.\n\nDrawing on a rich synthesis of sociology, history, and theology, Niebuhr illustrates how denominationalism represents a moral failure of the church — a capitulation to the values of a divided world rather than a transcendence of them. His penetrating analysis, first published in 1929, remains one of the most consequential critiques of organized religion ever written, earning its place as a foundational text in both American religious history and social ethics. Written with scholarly rigor yet accessible clarity, this work challenges readers to confront the gap between the church's proclaimed ideals and its lived social reality — a question as urgent today as it was a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736116662491,"sku":"2026100010416-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5313e35c-033d-4fc3-976a-6aa75058bb7e.png?v=1792122445","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010416-secondhand-the-social-sources-of-denominationalism","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}