| American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving Contributor(s): Smith, Christian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226764192 ISBN-13: 9780226764191 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Based on a national telephone survey and more than 300 personal interviews with evangelicals and other churchgoing Protestants, this study provides a detailed analysis of the commitments, beliefs, concerns, and practices of this thriving group. The book is sure to provoke lively debate over the state of religious practice in contemporary America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Christianity - Denominations |
| Dewey: 280.409 |
| LCCN: 98011077 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" (0.98 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Evangelicalism is one of the strongest religious traditions in America today; 20 million Americans identify themselves with the evangelical movement. Given the modern pluralistic world we live in, why is evangelicalism so popular? Based on a national telephone survey and more than three hundred personal interviews with evangelicals and other churchgoing Protestants, this study provides a detailed analysis of the commitments, beliefs, concerns, and practices of this thriving group. Examining how evangelicals interact with and attempt to influence secular society, this book argues that traditional, orthodox evangelicalism endures not despite, but precisely because of, the challenges and structures of our modern pluralistic environment. This work also looks beyond evangelicalism to explore more broadly the problems of traditional religious belief and practice in the modern world. With its impressive empirical evidence, innovative theory, and substantive conclusions, American Evangelicalism will provoke lively debate over the state of religious practice in contemporary America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Christian: - Christian Smith is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology, director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, and director of the Center for Social Research at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers" and "Moral, Believing Animals: Human Personhood and Culture". |