Religion North American Style, Third Edition

Name: Religion North American Style, Third Edition
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ISBN: 9780813523446

ISBN-10: 0813523443

ISBN-13: 9780813523446

Edition: 3rd 1996

Authors: Thomas Dowdy, Patrick McNamara, Patrick McNamara

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This third edition contains a selection of essays from religious studies scholars on a wide range of religious issues. Divided into six sections, each is accompanied by an introduction and suggestions for further reading. Topics include: the rise of new religions; and women in Orthodox Judaism.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction




Religion and Society: Exploring the Relationships


Conclusion from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life



Religion as a Cultural System



Plausibility Structures



Civil Religion in America




Mainstream Protestantism


The Churching of America



Why Strict Churches Are Strong



American Mainline Religion: Its Changing Shape and Future




Sectarian Groups


Sectarian Tension



The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads




Catholicism


Conscience First, Tradition Second



Catholic Conceptions of Faith: A Generational Analysis




Judaism


Tradition in a Rootless World: Women Turn Orthodox Judaism



A Time for Healing: American Jewry since World War II




Religious Movements: Left, Right, and Nonconventional


From Revolution to Evolution: The Changing Nature of the Christian Right



The Feminist Critique in Religious Studies



Another Look at New Religions



Notes


Bibliography


Index


Contributors