The Ice Cube Is Melting
Subtitle: What Is Really at Risk in United Methodism
Contributors: Adam Hamilton (Foreword)
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: July 31, 2004
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780687338818
Subjects: Religion & Beliefs; Religion; Religion - Denominations - Religions; Christianity - Methodist; Membership; United Methodist Church (U.S.)
First sentence: Occasionally it is possible to point back to the day and the experience that motivated an author to write a book.
Description: The "contagious disease of intradenominational quarreling" has brought the United Methodist Church to this critical time of institutional stress fracture. Lyle Schaller offers a diagnosis of a dysfunctional denominational system and a culture of mistrust. Looking beneath flash-point arguments that polarize and cause an impasse in communication, he recognizes that the most difficult step in the process is to gain agreement on what are the non-negotiable issues in the disagreements and has recruited a number of committed individuals for the task ahead.