Religion and Public Life in the Midwest
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Religion and Public Life in the Midwest by Philip Barlow
Not just in the middle geographically, the Midwest represents the American average in terms of beliefs, attitudes, and values. The region's religious portrait matches the national religious portrait more closely than any other region. But far from making the Midwest dull, 'average' means most every religious group and religious issue are represented in this region. Unlike other volumes in the series, Religion and Public Life in the Midwest includes a chapter devoted to a single city (Chicago), a chapter on a single Mainline Protestant denomination (Lutherans), and a chapter on religious variations in urban, surburan, and rural settings. This fourth book in the Religion by Region series does not neglect the pervasive image of the 'typical' Midwesterner, but it does let the region's marbled religious diversity come through.
Finally we have a start, a book on midwestern religionIf this relatively slim volume contrasts with the mountain of books on religion in the South, including an encyclopedia and a brand new book on essays, it ought to serve as a spur to more efforts. * The Annals Of Iowa *
Philip Barlow is Professor of Theological Studies at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana. His most recent book is the New Historical Atlas of Religion in America, co-authored with Edwin Scott Gaustad. Mark Silk is the founding director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in the Public Life and adjunct associate professor of religion at Trinity College. Silk is the author of Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America and Spiritual Politics: Religion and American Society Since World War II.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780759106314 |
| ISBN 10 | 0759106312 |
| Title | Religion and Public Life in the Midwest |
| Author | Philip Barlow |
| Series | Religion By Region |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | AltaMira Press |
| Year published | 2004-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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