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The Churching of America, 1776-2005 : Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy /
Although many Americans assume that religious participation has declined in America, Finke and Stark present a different picture. In 1776, fewer than 1 in 5 Americans were active in church affairs. Today, church membership includes about 6 out of 10 people. But, as Finke and Stark show, not all deno...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2005]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1. A New Approach to American Religious History
- Chapter 2. The Colonial Era Revisited
- Chapter 3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776-1850
- Chapter 4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850-1926
- Chapter 5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant
- Chapter 6. Why Unification Efforts Fail
- Chapter 7. Why "Mainline" Denominations Decline
- Appendix. Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850
- Notes
- Reference List
- Index
- About the Authors