An Analysis of The Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C. Using the Theological Criteria Developed by Paul Tillich

Abstract

This paper is based on an eight week study of the Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C. In it I have attempted to discover the source of the dynamic life of this church. The observations made during that period were by no means conditioned by sociological or psychological rigor but are simply the results of an attempt to "live into" the life of the church community. This "living into" included attending the Christian Growth and Christian Doctrine classes, taught at the School of Christian Living; working as an associate member in the Sunday night Potter's House mission group; attending the worship services; reading the available material on the church; and probably most important of all, talking to the people.