American Evangelicalism by Christian Smith
Based on a national telephone survey and 300 personal interviews with evangelicals and other churchgoing Protestants, this study provides an analysis of the commitments, beliefs, concerns and practices of this group. Examining how evangelicals interact with and attempt to influence secular society, the text argues that traditional, orthodox evangelicalism endures because of the challenges and structures of our modern pluralistic environment. It also looks beyond evangelicalism to explore the problems of traditional religious belief and practice in the modern world.William R. Smith (Harvard University, Ph.D.) is the William R. At the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Kenan Jr is a professor of sociology and the head of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society. He is the author or writer of numerous award-winning publications, including What Is a Person? His study focuses on religion in modernity, teenagers, evangelicalism in the United States, and culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226764191 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226764192 |
| Title | American Evangelicalism |
| Author | Christian Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1998-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 324 |
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