LEADER 04323nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910777798903321 005 20230301021736.0 010 $a1-283-59193-6 010 $a9786613904386 010 $a0-8135-4113-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813541136 035 $a(CKB)1000000000468115 035 $a(OCoLC)77539054 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10150135 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000122191 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143242 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122191 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10123877 035 $a(PQKB)10488480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000695120 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11427249 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695120 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10671380 035 $a(PQKB)11752810 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC979572 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21360 035 $a(DE-B1597)530050 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813541136 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL979572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10150135 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390438 035 $a(OCoLC)804665100 035 $a(OCoLC)1163878222 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000468115 100 $a20040713d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe churching of America, 1776-2005$b[electronic resource] $ewinners and losers in our religious economy /$fRoger Finke and Rodney Stark 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (367 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8135-3553-0 311 0 $a0-8135-3633-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-331) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tList of Figures --$tList of Tables --$tPreface to the Second Edition --$tChapter 1. A New Approach to American Religious History --$tChapter 2. The Colonial Era Revisited --$tChapter 3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776?1850 --$tChapter 4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850?1926 --$tChapter 5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant --$tChapter 6. Why Unification Efforts Fail --$tChapter 7. Why ?Mainline? Denominations Decline --$tAppendix. Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850 --$tNotes --$tReference List --$tIndex --$tAbout the Authors 330 $aAlthough many Americans assume that religious participation has declined in America, Finke and Stark present a different picture. In 1776, fewer than 1 in 5 Americans were active in church affairs. Today, church membership includes about 6 out of 10 people. But, as Finke and Stark show, not all denominations benefited. They explain how and why the early nineteenth-century churches began their descent, while two newcomer sects, the Baptists and the Methodists, gained ground. They also analyze why the Methodists then began a long, downward slide, why the Baptists continued to succeed, how the Catholic Church met the competition of ardent Protestant missionaries, and why the Catholic commitment has declined since Vatican II. The authors also explain why ecumenical movements always fail In short, Americans are not abandoning religion; they have been moving away from established denominations. A "church-sect process" is always under way, Finke and Stark argue, as successful churches lose their organizational vigor and are replaced by less worldly groups. Some observers assert that the rise in churching rates indicates increased participation, not increased belief. Finke and Stark challenge this as well. They find that those groups that have gained the greatest numbers have demanded that their followers accept traditional doctrines and otherworldliness. They argue that religious organizations can thrive only when they comfort souls and demand sacrifice. When theology becomes too logical, or too secular, it loses people. 606 $aChristian sociology$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xChurch history 615 0$aChristian sociology 700 $aFinke$b Roger$f1954-$0503134 701 $aStark$b Rodney$0127194 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777798903321 996 $aThe churching of America, 1776-2005$93755669 997 $aUNINA