LEADER 03688nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910823341003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-0830-7 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814708309 035 $a(CKB)2670000000273712 035 $a(EBL)1051352 035 $a(OCoLC)818868984 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000830881 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11966387 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830881 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10820616 035 $a(PQKB)10301165 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001325927 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1051352 035 $a(OCoLC)815281424 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24442 035 $a(DE-B1597)547289 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814708309 035 $a(PPN)181642719 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000273712 100 $a20121119d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|un|u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSacred subdivisions $ethe postsuburban transformation of American evangelicalism /$fJustin G. Wilford 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (235 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8147-7093-2 311 0 $a0-8147-2535-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Figures --$tList of Tables --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Sacred Archipelagos --$t3. Sacred Scenes --$t4. Purpose Driven Pluralities --$t5. Purpose Driven Places --$t6. Purpose Driven Planet --$t7. Purpose Driven Politics --$t8. Conclusion --$tAppendix A --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tindex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aIn an era where church attendance has reached an all-time low, recent polling has shown that Americans are becoming less formally religious and more promiscuous in their religious commitments. Within both mainline and evangelical Christianity in America, it is common to hear of secularizing pressures and increasing competition from non-religious sources. Yet there is a kind of religious institution that has enjoyed great popularity over the past thirty years: the evangelical megachurch. Evangelical megachurches not only continue to grow in number, but also in cultural, political, and economic influence. To appreciate their appeal is to understand not only how they are innovating, but more crucially, where their innovation is taking place. In this groundbreaking and interdisciplinary study, Justin G. Wilford argues that the success of the megachurch is hinged upon its use of space: its location on the post-suburban fringe of large cities, its fragmented, dispersed structure, and its focus on individualized spaces of intimacy such as small group meetings in homes, which help to interpret suburban life as religiously meaningful and create a sense of belonging. Based on original fieldwork at Rick Warren?s Saddleback Church, one of the largest and most influential mega churches in America, Sacred Subdivisions explains how evangelical mega churches thrive by transforming mundane secular spaces into arenas of religious significance. 606 $aChurch growth$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aEvangelicalism$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xChurch history$y21st century 615 0$aChurch growth$xHistory 615 0$aEvangelicalism$xHistory 676 $a277.3/083 700 $aWilford$b Justin G$01753205 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823341003321 996 $aSacred subdivisions$94188904 997 $aUNINA