Boland said that one of his pet peeves was the "congregationalism" in churches.    From Wordnik.com.  [News/local from www.dailyamerican.com] Reference

Philocrites: Turbulent Catholic congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Turbulent Catholic congregationalism.] Reference

Turbulent Catholic congregationalism. by Philocrites.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Turbulent Catholic congregationalism.] Reference

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People are focused on congregationalism for a very good reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism. by Philocrites.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Please respond to them at Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: YRUU, C*UUYAN funding decisions not entirely clear.] Reference

I've posted mine and Elz's comments about congregationalism in a separate entry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: YRUU, C*UUYAN funding decisions not entirely clear.] Reference

Some people identify "Unitarian Universalism" with liberal religious congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

We are consumed by contemplating this conclave as a confirmation of Celtic congregationalism!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First International Faerie Convention!] Reference

Oops, I need to pay better attention, I meant to put that last comment in the congregationalism thread.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Baptism is more than signing a membership book.] Reference

BTW has anybody questioned if congregationalism is functional and effective in today's globalized world?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

As the founder of DiscoverUU.com, I believe the perspective of congregationalism is hugely limiting to UUism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

I know you're keen on this idea, but it seems to cut right against the localism idea that makes congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growth Strategies] Reference

I've posted a book review, complete with some thoughts on congregationalism and conservativism, over on my shiny new blog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Next week: Counterculture and you!] Reference

I've expanded this comment and posted Rev Elz's response in their own entry: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: YRUU, C*UUYAN funding decisions not entirely clear.] Reference

Especially Jaume, who wrote: BTW has anybody questioned if congregationalism is functional and effective in today's globalized world?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Based on some very interesting conversations I would offer that this congregationalism serves to drive these freerange UU's underground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

The conversation about the limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism is one of the richest I've ever hosted in five years on this site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Baptism is more than signing a membership book.] Reference

Thanks to Religious Liberal for the tip on this article in the American Prospect that links Howard Dean's politics to good old Yankee congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Dean: Northern evangelist.] Reference

But as a liberal, I have become more and more aware of how our current congregationalism smaller groups with only one minister and a DRE do not fit most UU's lives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: YRUU, C*UUYAN funding decisions not entirely clear.] Reference

Perhaps the greatest danger is in turning congregationalism into a dogma or a doctrinal test: "if you do not believe in congregational polity, then you are not/cannot be a UU".    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism: "Unitarian Universalism" exists beyond the limits of congregational affiliation, and beyond the formal boundaries of the UUA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Philocrites is signing off.] Reference

Sadly, I have come to believe that the insistence on congregationalism for our members is hurting us the same way the insistence on celibate clergy has hurt the Roman Catholics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.] Reference

Is only furthers America's innate congregationalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sarx] Reference

What are the strengths and weaknesses of congregationalism?.    From Wordnik.com.  [UUpdates - All updates] Reference

We seem to be pointing the way to congregationalism with this line of reasoning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stand Firm] Reference

This may be accounted for to some extent by the fact that congregationalism largely predominated in the East, especially in New England.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sketch of the Early History of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church with Jubilee Souvenir and an Appendix] Reference

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