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Books by Scott Thumma
  | | Gay Religion by Scott Thumma, Edward R. Gray, Thumma/Gray Paperback, 470 Pages, Published 2004 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0326-9, ISBN: 0-7591-0326-7 "While homosexuals continue gaining acceptance in other arenas of American culture, only a tiny minority of religious groups accept gays and lesbians as full members and potential clergy. Serious conflicts over homosexuality threaten to break apart several large U.S. denominations. Yet these heated theological debates can often obscure what religious gays and lesbians are actually doing. Gay Religion is the first book to objectively pres ..." |
 | | Gay Religion (Hardcover) by Edward R. Gray, Scott Thumma Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2004 by Altamira Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0325-2, ISBN: 0-7591-0325-9 |
 | | Beyond Megachurch Myths(1st Edition) What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches by Scott Thumma, Dave Travis, Rick Warren Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2007 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-9467-9, ISBN: 0-7879-9467-7 "Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, "Beyond Megachurch Myths" dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thrivin ..." |
 | | The Other 80 Percent(1st Edition) Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants by Scott Thumma, Warren Bird Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-0-470-89129-2, ISBN: 0-470-89129-7 "A research–based approach to developing more active and involved congregations In this practical resource, well–known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co–writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members. Offers solid information of what church leaders need to know about the factors and practices ..." |
 | | Gay Religion by Scott Thumma, Edward R. Gray 400 Pages, Published 2004 by Rowman Altamira ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1506-4, ISBN: 0-7591-1506-0 "I still have a testimony of the gospel and resent having to attempt to find another outlet for my spiritual feelings (Crapo I998). Another person, a bisexual man, reported a similar sentiment, I thought when I was ... the possibility exists that the church might reassess its understanding of sexual identity in ways that would be more accepting of transgendered person's self-perception without directly challenging doctrines or pract ..." |
 | | Gay Religion Continuity and Innovation in Spiritual Practice by Scott Thumma Published 1955 ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0324-5, ISBN: 0-7591-0324-0 |
 | | Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Ser. The Other 80 Percent : Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants by Scott Thumma, Warren Bird 256 Pages, Published 2011 by John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-1-118-02536-9, ISBN: 1-118-02536-9 "Savage, J. The Apathetic and Bored Church Member: Psychological and Theological Implications. Pittsford, NY: Lead Consultants, 1976. How people lose interest in being active church members and drift, and how to prevent this from happening. Searcy, N., and Henson, J. Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into FullyEngaged Members of Your Church. Ventura, CA: Regal, 2008. This practical guide offers a system used in Searcy's church, full ..." |
 | | Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Ser. The Other 80 Percent : Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants by Scott Thumma, Warren Bird Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-118-02535-2, ISBN: 1-118-02535-0 |
 | | Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Ser. The Other 80 Percent : Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants 56 by Scott Thumma, Warren Bird 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Jossey-Bass ISBN-13: 978-1-118-02534-5, ISBN: 1-118-02534-2 "Praise for The Other 80 Percent "If you're discontent with 20 percent of your flock participating in spiritual development and 80 percent being spectators on the sideline, you need to read this book over and over." |
 | | Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Ser. The Other 80 Percent: Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants by Warren Bird, Scott Thumma Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-283-08212-9, ISBN: 1-283-08212-8 |
 | | Symbolic Interaction(1st Edition) An Introduction to Social Psychology (The Reynolds Series in Sociology) by Nancy J. Herman, Larry T. Reynolds, Professor Patricia A. Adler, Monsignor Bill Hanson, Peter Adler, Leon Anderson, Herbert Blumer, David G. Bromley, Richard A. Brymer, Steven L. Buban, Charles H. Cooley, Carl Couch, John Dewey, Mary Lorenz Dietz, Andrea Fontana, George M. Gmelch, Erving Goffman, Peter M. Hall, Michael A. Katovich, Lewis M. Killian, David R. Maines, Joseph Marolla, Don Martindale, Bernard N. Meltzer, Charlene Miall, Dan E. Miller, Warren R. Paap, C. Eddie Palmer, Robert S. Perinbanayagam, John W.Petras, Robert Prus, Laurel Richardson, Diana Scully, Tamotsu Shibutani, David A. Snow, Stephan Spitzer, John Stratton, W.I Thomas, Scott Thumma, Ruth A. Wallace, Alison Wolf, Spencer Cahill, Jerome Manis, William Shaffir, Killian/Thumma/Adler, Inc General Hall Paperback, 504 Pages, Published 1994 by General Hall, Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-882289-21-9, ISBN: 1-882289-21-8 "For example, when a mother hen clucks, her chicks will respond by running to her. This does not imply however, that the hen clucks in order to guide the chicks, i.e., with the intention of guiding them. Clucking is a natural sign or signal — rather than a significant (meaningful) symbol — as it is not meaningful to the hen. That is, the hen (according to Mead) does not take the role, or viewpoint, of the chicks toward its own gestu ..." |
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