What can Christian leaders do when the official teachings of mainline Protestant churches and the political ideologies of the laity diverge?
Author
Elesha Coffman
Elesha Coffman is assistant professor of church history at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and the author of “The Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline” (Oxford University Press).
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