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Tables of Contents for The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
13
17
Part 1 How to Choose the Right Church for You
17
70
What Does Church Have to Do with Spirituality?
19
24
Sorting Through the Liturgy, Lingo, and Lunacy
43
26
Checking Out a Church
69
18
Part 2 Denominational Groupings
87
278
Liturgical Churches
Orthodox Churches
89
30
A Brief History of the Orthodox Church
90
13
What Makes a Church Orthodox?
103
11
Orthodox Church in America
110
2
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America
112
2
What to Expect When You Visit
114
2
More Orthodox Churches
116
1
Further Info
116
3
Catholic Churches
119
28
What Makes a Church Catholic?
132
12
Roman Catholic Church
141
3
What to Expect When You Visit
144
1
More Catholic Churches
145
1
Further Info
145
2
Lutheran Churches
147
14
A Brief History of Lutheranism
149
3
What Makes a Church Lutheran?
152
7
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
155
2
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
157
2
What to Expect When You Visit
159
1
More Lutheran Churches
160
1
Further Info
160
1
Episcopal Churches
161
14
A Brief History of the Episcopalian Church
162
6
What Makes a Church Episcopal?
168
4
Episcopal Church
169
3
What to Expect When You Visit
172
2
More Episcopal Churches
174
1
Further Info
174
1
Traditional Churches in the Calvinistic Tradition
Reformed Churches
175
22
A Brief History of Reformed Churches
177
4
What Makes a Church Reformed?
181
13
Reformed Church in America
182
4
Christian Reformed Church in North America
186
8
What to Expect When You Visit
194
1
More Reformed Churches
195
1
Further Info
195
2
Presbyterian Churches
197
24
A Brief History of Presbyterianism
199
6
Presbyterians in America
205
7
What Makes a Church Presbyterian?
212
6
Presbyterian Church in America
213
2
Presbyterian Church (USA)
215
3
What to Expect When You Visit
218
1
More Presbyterian Churches
219
1
Further Info
219
2
Congregational and Restoration Churches
221
28
A Brief History of Congregational and Restoration Churches
223
5
What Makes a Church Congregational or Restoration?
228
17
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
229
2
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
231
2
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
233
5
Churches of Christ
238
2
United Church of Christ
240
5
What to Expect When You Visit
245
1
More Congregational and Restoration Churches
246
1
Further Info
246
3
Baptists Churches
249
20
A Brief History of Baptists
250
3
What Makes a Church Baptist?
253
12
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.
254
4
Southern Baptist Convention
258
3
National Baptist Conventions
261
2
Progressive National Baptist Convention
263
2
What to Expect When You Visit
265
1
More Baptist Churches and Conventions
266
1
Further Info
267
2
Traditional Churches in the Arminian-Wesleyan Tradition
Methodist and Holiness Churches
269
30
A Brief History of Methodism
270
5
What Makes a Church Methodist or Holiness?
275
2
Methodism in America
277
18
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
279
1
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
280
2
United Methodist Church
282
7
Wesleyan Church
289
2
Church of the Nazarene
291
4
What to Expect When You Visit
295
1
More Methodist and Holiness Churches
296
1
Further Info
297
2
Contemporary Churches
Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches
299
22
A Brief History of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements
299
4
What Makes a Church Pentecostal or Charismatic?
303
12
Assemblies of God
304
3
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
307
3
VineyardUSA
310
5
What to Expect When You Visit
315
3
More Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches
318
1
Further Info
319
2
Free-Form Churches
Mennonite Churches
321
14
A Brief History of Mennonite Churches
324
1
Mennonites in America
325
1
What Makes a Church Mennonite?
325
5
Mennonite Church USA
327
3
What to Expect When You Visit
330
2
More Mennonite Churches
332
1
Further Info
333
2
The Salvation Army
335
12
What Makes a Church Part of the Salvation Army?
337
5
The Salvation Army
339
3
What to Expect When You Visit
342
1
More Salvation Army Affiliations
343
1
Further Info
343
4
Part 3 A Few Items to Help Make More Sense of It All
Different Ways of Looking at Denominations
347
12
Churches in Alphabetical Order and their Web Sites
347
2
Churches in Order of Size in the USA
349
1
Churches in Order of Founding Date in the USA
350
2
Churches that Do and Don't Ordain Women
352
1
Denominational Timeline Charts
353
6
Creeds
359
6
Apostles' Creed
359
1
Nicene Creed
360
2
Athanasian Creed
362
3
Timeline
365
24
Glossary
389
6
Index
395