Reason for the end of denominational allegiance

[Tom Stuart]

I’m reading a book at the moment that suggests that a large part of the decline of denominational allegiance is due to the fact that most denominations have moved so far, or lost altogether, the original charism (for the sake of a better word) that brought that denomination into being.   That seems to suggest that all denominations have become indistinguishable in their nominalism.   I wonder how many people who go to the churches where I worship know of Wesley and Calvin.  While I think many would not even know these characters names I am certain that no one could articulate the unique contribution these made giving birth to Methodism and the Presbyterian church.   I’d never thought of it that way before.   Tom       [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.milman.uniting.com.au Ph: 6862 5502  Mobile: 0427 625 502 14 Bushman St Parkes NSW 2870   'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable'. I prefer to die living than to live dying! "War is a poor chisel with which to carve out the future." - Martin Luther King, Jr "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible."  Henry Ford