| Religious Change in America Contributor(s): Greeley, Andrew M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674758412 ISBN-13: 9780674758414 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1996 Annotation: Many observers assume that America is a much less religious nation than it was forty years ago. According to Andrew Greeley, however, this is simply not true. Carefully analyzing surveys conducted over the past half-century, Greeley concludes that rates of church attendance, prayer, church membership, activity in church organizations, belief in life after death, and other measures of religious involvement have remained surprisingly constant. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.609 |
| LCCN: 96213824 |
| Series: Social Trends in the United States |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.42" W x 8.15" (0.52 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many observers assume that America is a much less religious nation than it was forty years ago. According to Andrew Greeley, however, this is simply not true. Carefully analyzing surveys conducted over the past half-century, Greeley concludes that rates of church attendance, prayer, church membership, activity in church organizations, belief in life after death, and other measures of religious involvement have remained surprisingly constant. |
Contributor Bio(s): Greeley, Andrew M.: - Andrew M. Greeley is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona, a Research Associate at NORC, and a best-selling novelist. |