The churching of America, 1776-1990 : winners and losers in our religious economy / Roger Finke and Rodney Stark.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finke, Roger, 1954-
Other Authors: Stark, Rodney
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [1992], ©1992.
Subjects:
Christian sociology > United States.
United States > Church history.
Physical Description:xiv, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A new approach to American religious history
  • The Colonial era revisited
  • The upstart sects win America, 1776-1850
  • The coming of the Catholics, 1850-1926
  • Methodists transformed, Baptists triumphant
  • Why unification efforts fail
  • Why "mainline" denominations decline
  • Appendix : profile tables, 1776 and 1850.