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Preface | |
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The Authors | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction: Belief in America | |
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Searching for Self and Spirit | |
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The Divorce Between Spirituality and Religion | |
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Spiritual Seekers, True Believers | |
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Varieties of Spirituality | |
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Experiencing Religion | |
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Turning East | |
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Claiming Spiritual Roots | |
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Mix-and-Match Spirituality | |
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Secular Spirituality | |
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Bringing Spirit to Life | |
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Gender Spirituality | |
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Spirituality at Work | |
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God and Pop Culture | |
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Peace Between Science and Spirituality | |
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Body, Mind, Spirit, and Medicine | |
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Postscript: American Spirituality--Mystical and Practical | |
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Searching for Community | |
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Congregations and Consumers | |
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Marketing to Seekers | |
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Why Strict Churches Grow | |
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Traditional Congregations and Worship Wars | |
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Grounding Spirituality in Congregations | |
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Congregations on the Cutting Edge | |
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Small Group Revival | |
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Power to the People in the Pews | |
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Women and the Changing Face of Ministry | |
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Religion in the Post-Denominational Era | |
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FutureFaith: Downsized and Decentralized | |
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Renewal Groups: Following the Spirit | |
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Ministering in a Multicultural America | |
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Technology and Virtual Religion | |
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Christian Unity from the Bottom Up | |
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Interfaith Prayers: Peace Between Religions | |
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Postscript: Evangelism--Not Just for Evangelicals | |
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Searching for Common Culture | |
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The Politics of Faith | |
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Reaching Out | |
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Religious Right Presses Forward | |
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Religious Left "Born Again" | |
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Culture Wars, Social Peace | |
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Polarization in the Pews | |
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Challenging the "Secular" Media | |
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Seeking Common Ground | |
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Emerging Social Issues | |
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Stewards of the Earth | |
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New Partnerships to Help the Poor | |
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Reading, Writing, and Religion: The Rise of Religious Schools | |
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New Clashes Between Church and State | |
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Cults: Dangerous, Deviant, or Just Different? | |
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Millennial Fever: New Age Vision, Old-Time Religion | |
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Postscript: Personal Faith, Public Life | |
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Afterword | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |