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Contemporary American Religion: An Ethnographic Reader

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No single narrative or theory can describe the varieties of religious experience in North America today. The tidy dichotomies of liberal/ conservative, public/private, local/global, and renewal/secularization make little sense once specific congregations are examined closely. To understand the shifting boundaries of contemporary religious expressions, new tools are needed. Contemporary American Religion collects qualitative, on-the-ground studies of local congregations by up-and-coming religious scholars. Ethnography combined with more traditional sociological methods, help make sense of complex religious communities from Messianic Jews to evangelical feminists, from Gospel Hour at a gay bar to exurban megachurches. This collection covers a wide span of the religious landscape, always trying to uncover new theoretical insights. Essential reading for classes in sociology of religion, contemporary American religion, and anthropology of religion.

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CONTEMP AMER RELIGION

Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Product Weight: 0.89 lbs
Editor: Edgell, Penny
Editor: Eiesland, Nancy L.
Publication Date: 1997-11-11
Language: English
Publisher: ALTAMIRA PR
Dewey Decimal Classification: 306.609
Number of Units in Package: 1

ISBN: 9780761991960