Pillars of faith : American congregations and their partners / / Nancy Tatom Ammerman

• Autore: Ammerman Nancy Tatom <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 206/.5/0973
• Soggetto topico: Religious institutions - United States; Religion and sociology - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Religion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-337) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Common patterns and diverse streams : listening to America's communities of faith -- Building traditions : worshiping and learning together -- Building communities : food, fun, and fellowship -- Building networks of faith : partners and producers -- Extending the community : serving the needy, saving souls -- Doing good together : networks of work in the world -- Nurturing traditions : stories and practices for religious pilgrims -- Voluntary and diverse communities of faith : American congregations and American society.
• Sommario/riassunto: At the close of the twentieth century the United States was, by all accounts, among the most religious of modern Western nations. Pillars of Faith describes the diversity of tradition and the commonality of organizational strategy that characterize the more than 300,000 congregations in the United States, arguing that they provide the social bonds, spiritual traditions, and community connections that are vital to an increasingly diverse society.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pillars of faith
• ISBN: 0-520-93833-X; 1-59875-538-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807868903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II