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Author : Scott Kurtz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780028663890
Total Pages : 879 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion written by Scott Kurtz and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 879 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wade Clark Roof
Publisher : MacMillan Reference Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion: A-L written by Wade Clark Roof and published by MacMillan Reference Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This excellent source furnishes students and scholars with information on contemporary religion, personalities, and popular topics from Fundamentalist Christianity to feng shui."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.
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Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 : 9780028649283
Total Pages : 861 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (492 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion written by and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 861 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the diversity of American religions, this work examines the vast range of faiths, practices, figures and doctrines. From abortion and school prayer to capital punishment and astrology, these volumes cover culture, politics, legal issues and social movements.
Author : Wade Clark Roof
Publisher : MacMillan Reference Library
ISBN 13 : 9780028649276
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (492 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion written by Wade Clark Roof and published by MacMillan Reference Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This excellent source furnishes students and scholars with information on contemporary religion, personalities, and popular topics from Fundamentalist Christianity to feng shui."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.
Author : Martin E. Marty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226508948
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Modern American Religion, Volume 1 written by Martin E. Marty and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-06-21 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of two tracing the history of 20th-century American religion, Martin E. Marty tells the story of how America has survived religious disturbances and culturally prospered from them.
Author : Penny Edgell
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0585189870
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (851 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion written by Penny Edgell and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No single narrative or theory can describe the varieties of religious experience in North America today. The tidy dichotomies of liberal/ conservative, public/private, local/global, and renewal/secularization make little sense once specific congregations are examined closely. To understand the shifting boundaries of contemporary religious expressions, new tools are needed. Contemporary American Religion collects qualitative, on-the-ground studies of local congregations by up-and-coming religious scholars. Ethnography combined with more traditional sociological methods, help make sense of complex religious communities—from Messianic Jews to evangelical feminists, from Gospel Hour at a gay bar to exurban megachurches. This collection covers a wide span of the religious landscape, always trying to uncover new theoretical insights. Essential reading for classes in sociology of religion, contemporary American religion, and anthropology of religion.
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ISBN 13 : 9789997595782
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (957 download)
Download or read book Contemporary American Religion written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin E. Marty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226508993
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Modern American Religion, Volume 3 written by Martin E. Marty and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1: The Irony of it all, 1893-1919; Vol. 2: The Noise of conflict, 1919-1941.
Author : Mark A. A. Chaves
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400888379
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book American Religion written by Mark A. A. Chaves and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most authoritative resource on religious trends in America—now fully updated Most Americans say they believe in God, and more than a third say they attend religious services every week. Yet studies show that people do not really go to church as often as they claim, and it is not always clear what they mean when they tell pollsters they believe in God or pray. American Religion presents the best and most up-to-date information about religious trends in the United States, in a succinct and accessible manner. This sourcebook provides essential information about key developments in American religion since 1972, and is the first major resource of its kind to appear in more than two decades. Mark Chaves looks at trends in diversity, belief, involvement, congregational life, leadership, liberal Protestant decline, and polarization. He draws on two important surveys: the General Social Survey, an ongoing survey of Americans' changing attitudes and behaviors, begun in 1972; and the National Congregations Study, a survey of American religious congregations across the religious spectrum. Chaves finds that American religious life has seen much continuity in recent decades, but also much change. He challenges the popular notion that religion is witnessing a resurgence in the United States—in fact, traditional belief and practice is either stable or declining. Chaves examines why the decline in liberal Protestant denominations has been accompanied by the spread of liberal Protestant attitudes about religious and social tolerance, how confidence in religious institutions has declined more than confidence in secular institutions, and a host of other crucial trends. Now with updated data and a new preface by the author, this revised edition provides essential information about key developments in American religion since 1972, plainly showing that religiosity is declining in America.
Author : Barry Kosmin
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307780368
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book One Nation Under God written by Barry Kosmin and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the most extensive survey ever conducted on religion in America, One Nation Under God delivers surprising revelations about the religious beliefs, practices, and affiliations of Americans. "These statistical findings provide rich material for interpretation of the uniquely American religious experience."--Publishers Weekly.
Author : Charles H. Lippy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415617375
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Religion in Contemporary America written by Charles H. Lippy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. Students and instructors will find the combination of historical and sociological perspectives an invaluable aid to understanding this fascinating but complex field.
Author : Milmon F. Harrison
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198035012
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Righteous Riches written by Milmon F. Harrison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does God want us to be wealthy? Many people believe that God offers not only eternal joy in the hereafter but also material blessings in the here and now. Other Christians see this "prosperity theology," as nothing more than vulgar materialism, incompatible with orthodox Christianity. In Righteous Riches, Milmon F. Harrison examines the Word of Faith movement, an independent, non-denominational Christian movement that preaches the so-called "health and wealth gospel." The Word of Faith movement is an international network loosely bound by a basic doctrine called the "Faith Message," which teaches that it is God's will for Christians to be prosperous, successful, and healthy in the present life. Drawing on his personal experiences as a former insider and in-depth interviews with members, Harrison takes us inside the movement, revealing what it is like to belong, and how people accept, reject, and reshape Word of Faith doctrines to fit their own lives. Although the movement is not exclusively African American, many of its most prominent and recognized leaders are African American ministers with large congregations and national television audiences. Analyzing the movement's appeal to African Americans, Harrison argues that, because of their history of oppression and discrimination, African American religious institutions have always had to address the material--as well as spiritual--concerns of their members. The Word of Faith Movement, he says, is one of several prosperity movements that resonate strongly with African Americans. Situating the movement in the contexts of both contemporary American religion and the history of the Black Church, Righteous Riches offers a fascinating look at a quintessentially American phenomenon.
Author : Irving I. Zaretsky
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140086884X
Total Pages : 875 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Religious Movements in Contemporary America written by Irving I. Zaretsky and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organization, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the current religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of religious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on imported cults. The general aim is to understand the varieties of human behavior within these institutions and to point out their relationship to society in the United States. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691020574
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Restructuring of American Religion written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of developments in modern American religion examines the interaction between religion and politics that has occurred in the years since World War II, the polarization of religious dogma and the rise of special interest groups.
Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520939417
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (394 download)
Download or read book All in Sync written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-05-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Wuthnow shows how music and art are revitalizing churches and religious life across the nation in this first-ever consideration of the relationship between religion and the arts. All in Sync draws on more than four hundred in-depth interviews with church members, clergy, and directors of leading arts organizations and a new national survey to document a strong positive relationship between participation in the arts and interest in spiritual growth. Wuthnow argues that contemporary spirituality is increasingly encouraged by the arts because of its emphasis on transcendent experience and personal reflection. This kind of spirituality, contrary to what many observers have imagined, is compatible with active involvement in churches and serious devotion to Christian practices. The absorbing narrative relates the story of a woman who overcame a severe personal crisis and went on to head a spiritual direction center where participants use the arts to gain clarity about their own spiritual journeys. Readers visit contemporary worship services in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston and listen to leaders and participants explain how music and art have contributed to the success of these services. All in Sync also illustrates how music and art are integral parts of some Episcopal, African American, and Orthodox worship services, and how people of faith are using their artistic talents to serve others. Besides examining the role of the arts in personal spirituality and in congregational life, Wuthnow discusses how clergy and lay leaders are rethinking the role of the imagination, especially in connection with traditional theological virtues. He also shows how churches and arts organizations sometimes find themselves at odds over controversial moral questions and competing claims about spirituality. Accessible, relevant, and innovative, this book is essential for anyone searching for a better understanding of the dynamic relationships among religion, spirituality, and American culture.
Author : Martin E. Marty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226508979
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Modern American Religion, Volume 2 written by Martin E. Marty and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-06-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of two tracing the history of 20th-century American religion, Martin E. Marty tells the story of how America has survived religious disturbances and culturally prospered from them.
Author : Ferenc Morton Szasz
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816522456
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Religion in the Modern American West written by Ferenc Morton Szasz and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Americans migrated west, they carried with them not only their hopes for better lives but their religious traditions as well. Yet the importance of religion in the forging of a western identity has seldom been examined. In this first historical overview of religion in the modern American West, Ferenc Szasz shows the important role that organized religion played in the shaping of the region from the late-nineteenth to late-twentieth century. He traces the major faiths over that time span, analyzes the distinctive response of western religious institutions to national events, and shows how western cities became homes to a variety of organized faiths that cast only faint shadows back east. While many historians have minimized the importance of religion for the region, Szasz maintains that it lies at the very heart of the western experience. From the 1890s to the 1920s, churches and synagogues created institutions such as schools and hospitals that shaped their local communities; during the Great Depression, the Latter-day Saints introduced their innovative social welfare system; and in later years, Pentecostal groups carried their traditions to the Pacific coast and Southern Baptists (among others) set out in earnest to evangelize the Far West. Beginning in the 1960s, the arrival of Asian faiths, the revitalization of evangelical Protestantism, the ferment of post-Vatican II Catholicism, the rediscovery of Native American spirituality, and the emergence of New Age sects combined to make western cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco among the most religiously pluralistic in the world. Examining the careers of key figures in western religion, from Rabbi William Friedman to Reverend Robert H. Schuller, Szasz balances specific and general trends to weave the story of religion into a wider social and cultural context. Religion in the Modern American West calls attention to an often overlooked facet of regional history and broadens our understanding of the American experience.
