American Mainline Religion

American Mainline Religion
Author: Wade Clark Roof
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1987
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780813512167

Wade Clark Roof and William McKinney argue that a new voluntarism is slowly eroding the old social and economic boundaries that once defined and separated religious groups and is opening new cleavages along moral and life-style lines. Nowhere has the impact of these changes been more profoundly felt than by the often-overlooked religious communities of the American center, or mainline--Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. "American Mainline Religion" provides a new "mapping" of the families of American religion and the underlying social, cultural, and demographic forces that will reshape American religion in the century to come. Going beyond the headlines in daily newspapers, Roof and McKinney document the decline of the Protestant establishment, the rise of a more assimilated and public-minded Roman Catholicism, the place of black Protestantism and Judaism, and the resurgence of conservative Protestantism as a religious and cultural force.

A Culture of Faith

A Culture of Faith
Author: Sam Reimer
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 077359714X

Many religious scholars have noted a decline in institutional forms of religion in Canada. With fewer Canadians regularly attending church or following denominational proscriptions, is institutionalized religion becoming a thing of the past? In A Culture of Faith, Sam Reimer and Michael Wilkinson argue that evangelical Protestants continue to show strong allegiance to their congregations. Through a national study, including interviews with over five hundred pastors and an analysis of financial resources, the authors argue that evangelical Protestant congregations demonstrate greater resiliency within a broader context of declining religiosity. According to their findings, weekly church attendance among evangelicals is substantially higher than the national average, church attendees say they get significant enjoyment from their religious groups, youth participation is high, and evangelicals are more likely to volunteer. While there may be signs of decline on the horizon, Canadian evangelical congregations seem to remain vital at a time when most other Christian traditions are waning. A clearly presented study of evangelical beliefs, organizations, leaders, and finances, A Culture of Faith reveals the current strength of evangelical Protestantism and its implications for the future of religion in Canada.

The Political Role Of Religion In The United States

The Political Role Of Religion In The United States
Author: Stephen D Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000232743

The political importance of Christian churches in the 1 980s is the focus of this wide-ranging book of readings. Contributors begin by placing the current involvement of religious groups in politics in historical perspective and then analyze the politics and ideologies of both the religious right and religious left. They al30 explore specific issues, including the separation of church and state, the impact of religious interest groups on public policy, religion and abortion, and feminist theological views.

The Statesman's Year-Book 1982-83

The Statesman's Year-Book 1982-83
Author: J. Paxton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1718
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230271111

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.