| 000 | 03376nam a2200433Ia 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocn449915187 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20200709055219.0 | ||
| 006 | m d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu---unuuu | ||
| 008 | 091006s2004 maua sb 001 0 eng d | ||
| 040 |
_aN$T _cN$T |
||
| 020 | _a9780674029446 (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | _a0674029445 (electronic bk.) | ||
| 035 | _a(OCoLC)449915187 | ||
| 035 |
_a282062 _b(N$T) |
||
| 043 | _an-us--- | ||
| 050 | 1 | 4 |
_aBL2525 _b.C445 2004eb |
| 082 | 0 | 4 |
_a206/.5/097309049 _222 |
| 049 | _aN$TA | ||
| 100 | 1 | _aChaves, Mark. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 |
_aCongregations in America _h[electronic resource] / _cMark Chaves. |
| 260 |
_aCambridge, Mass. : _bHarvard University Press, _c2004. |
||
| 300 |
_axi, 291 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm. |
||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-287) and index. | ||
| 520 | _aPublisher's description: More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to--what people are doing in the over 300,000 churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples in the United States--is a question that resonates through every quarter of American society, particularly in these times of "faith-based initiatives," "moral majorities," and militant fundamentalism. And it is a question answered in depth and in detail in Congregations in America. Drawing on the 1998 National Congregations Study--the first systematic study of its kind--as well as a broad range of quantitative, qualitative, and historical evidence, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the most significant form of collective religious expression in American society: local congregations. Among its more surprising findings, Congregations in America reveals that, despite the media focus on the political and social activities of religious groups, the arts are actually far more central to the workings of congregations. Here we see how, far from emphasizing the pursuit of charity or justice through social services or politics, congregations mainly traffic in ritual, knowledge, and beauty through the cultural activities of worship, religious education, and the arts. Along with clarifying--and debunking--arguments on both sides of the debate over faith-based initiatives, the information presented here comprises a unique and invaluable resource, answering previously unanswerable questions about the size, nature, make-up, finances, activities, and proclivities of these organizations at the very center of American life. | ||
| 533 |
_aElectronic reproduction. _bBoulder, Colo. : _cNetLibrary, _d2009. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. |
||
| 650 | 0 |
_aReligious institutions _zUnited States. |
|
| 651 | 0 |
_aUnited States _xReligion _y20th century. |
|
| 650 | 1 | 7 |
_aGeloofsgemeenschappen. _2gtt |
| 650 | 6 |
_aInstitutions religieuses _zÉtats-Unis. |
|
| 651 | 6 |
_aÉtats-Unis _xReligion _y20e siècle. |
|
| 655 | 7 |
_aElectronic books. _2local |
|
| 710 | 2 | _aNetLibrary, Inc. | |
| 776 | 1 |
_cOriginal _z0674012844 _z9780674012844 _w(DLC) 2003068817 _w(OCoLC)53926672 |
|
| 856 | 4 |
_3Bibliographic record display _uhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=282062 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
|
| 910 | _acpp3165 | ||
| 994 |
_a02 _bN$T |
||
| 999 |
_c49530 _d49530 |
||