02372nam 2200577Ia 450 991082092450332120230126204631.097814422085511442208554(CKB)2670000000060515(EBL)634230(OCoLC)700056084(SSID)ssj0000441476(PQKBManifestationID)12190660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441476(PQKBWorkID)10407588(PQKB)10109887(MiAaPQ)EBC634230(Au-PeEL)EBL634230(CaPaEBR)ebr10434931(CaONFJC)MIL292270(EXLCZ)99267000000006051520100712d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRanking faiths religious stratification in America /James D. Davidson and Ralph E. PyleLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20111 online resource (355 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0853-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; 1; Ranking Faiths; 2; Our Approach; 3; Origins; 4; Persistence and Change: 1787-1899; 5; Persistence and Change: 1900-2010; 6; Consequences; 7; Summary and Implications; Appendixes; Notes; References; About the AuthorsRanking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. Dispelling the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for all, the authors show how religious inequalities developed, where they remain in society today, and what Americans can and should do about it.Religion and social statusUnited StatesHistorySocial stratificationUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesReligionReligion and social statusHistory.Social stratificationHistory.306.60973Davidson James D1724366Pyle Ralph E1724367MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820924503321Ranking faiths4126436UNINA