Places of Faith A Road Trip Across America's Religious Landscape

Name: Places of Faith A Road Trip Across America's Religious Landscape
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ISBN: 9780199791521

ISBN-10: 019979152X

ISBN-13: 9780199791521

Edition: 2012

Authors: Christopher P. Scheitle, Roger Finke

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Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs, Places of Faithtakes readers on a fascinating religious road trip. Christopher Scheitle and Roger Finke have crisscrossed America, visiting churches in small towns and rural areas, as well as the mega-churches, storefronts, synagogues, Islamic centers, Eastern temples, and other places of faith in major cities. Each stop on their tour provides an opportunity to introduce a particular current of American religion. Memphis serves as a window into the Black Church, a visit to Colorado Springs provides insight into evangelicalism, and a stop in Detroit sheds light on American Muslims. Readers visit Hare Krishnas in San Francisco, the Amish…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/14/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.21" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Memphis, Tennessee


View from the Road: The Underground Railroad



Houston,Texas


View from the Road: Hispanic Influences



Colorado Springs, Colorado


View from the Road: Cowboy Church



San Francisco, California


View from the Road: Hare Krishnas



Salt Lake City, Utah


View from the Road: Our Lady of Peace Shrine



Central Nebraska


View from the Road: Signs



Detroit, Michigan


View from the Road: Monastery of the Transfiguration



Brooklyn, Newyork


View from the Road: The Amish


Conclusion Returning Howie: Central Pennsylvania


Index