The Churching of America, 1776-2005 : : Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy /

The Churching of America, 1776-2005 : : Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy / / Rodney Stark, Roger Finke.

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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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Finke, Roger,
Stark, Rodney,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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