Superchurch. The Rhetoric and Politics of American Fundamentalism.
"I come from my own
superchurch," he jokes, but acknowledges he's drawn on his religious background to understand the serious issues underlying the satire.
"I come from my own
superchurch," he jokes, but acknowledges he's drawn on his religious background to grasp the serious issues underlying the satire.
(20) The statement emphasized that the WCC "is not and must never become a
superchurch" (III.
Superchurch: The Rhetoric and Politics of American Fundamentalism
Drawing on five fascinating case studies, "
Superchurch: The Rhetoric and Politics of American Fundamentalism" blends a complex yet readable treatment of rhetorical and political theory with a sophisticated approach to Fundamentalism that neither dismisses its appeal nor glosses over its irresolvable tensions.
fundamentalist preacher Carl Mclntire and the International Council of Christian Churches, condemned the WCC as pro-Communist and as aiming at the establishment of a "
superchurch." (8) They separated themselves as the PCK-Hapdong.
(21) When the bishops gather together, it is not as an amorphous mob, nor do their particular ministries add together to form a sort of
superchurch. "'One plus one is still one' in ecclesiology," as Afanasiev quipped.
It states what the WCC is not, namely, a
superchurch, an instrument to negotiate unions between churches, an organization which adopts any one particular conception of the church.
Some still eschew such an affiliation and see this as an attempt to create a "world
superchurch" that will surely have apocalyptic consequences.
The Christian rock festival has become the
superchurch for the thrashing masses and the ultimate mobilizing force for antiabortionists.
Attempts to create world-wide unity through the ecumenical movement are seen as attempts to create the
superchurch of the Antichrist prophesied in Revelation.