Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the roots of the Presbyterian Church in America -- "The odor of 'new theology'" : the rise of southern Presbyterian progressive thought -- "Reasons for a separate existence: : conservatives' defense of the spiritual mission and confessional integrity of the church -- "How far will the progressives go?" : the coalescing of conservative dissent -- "Red and yellow, black and white" : southern Presbyterian conservatives and the crises of postwar America -- "Can two walk together unless they be agreed?" : defeating the reunion with northern Presbyterians -- "The only hope for America" : southern Presbyterians, Billy Graham, and the mission of the church -- Concerned Presbyterians : southern Presbyterian conservatives and the Crises of the 1960s -- "The faith of our fathers" : the central issue for southern Presbyterian conservatives -- "The right to be present and be represented" : southern Presbyterian conservatives organize an institutional response -- A continuing church : the creation of the Presbyterian Church in America -- Epilogue : Presbyterian identity and the Presbyterian Church in America, 1973-2013.

"For a Continuing Church is a fully researched, scholarly yet accessible account of the theological and social forces that brought about the PCA. Drawing on little used archival sources, as well as Presbyterian newspapers and magazines, Lucas charts the formation of conservative dissent in response to the young progressive leadership that emerged in the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in the 1920s and 1930s. Their vision was to purify the PCUS from these progressive theological elements and return it to its spiritual heartland: evangelism and missions. Only as the church declared the gospel with confidence in the inspired Scriptures would America know social transformation."--Publisher description.