{"product_id":"a-church-of-our-own-disestablishment-and-diversity-in-american-religion-9780813536231","title":"A Church of Our Own Disestablishment and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eR. Stephen Warner traces the  \"\"new paradigm\"\" interpretation of American religion. Formulatted in the 1990s in response to  theories of secularization that focused on the waning plausibility of religions, the new paradigm reoriented to a focus on communities, subcultures, new religious institutions, and the fluidity of modern religious identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA generation from now Warner will be remembered as the scholar who argued that free markets are as good for the soul as they are for capitalism-the Milton Friedman of American religion. Fans and critics alike will benefit from reading this stimulating collection of essays. -- Robert Wuthnow * Andlinger Professor of Sociology, Princeton University *\u003cbr\u003eHere we have in one volume both the intimate portraits and the ground-breaking insights that have changed the way we think about religion in the U.S. -- Nancy T. Ammerman * author of Pillars of Faith: American Congregations and Their Partners *\u003cbr\u003eNearly two decades ago, with the publication of \u003ci\u003eNew Wine in Old Wineskins: Evangelicals and Liberals in a Small-Town Church\u003c\/i\u003e, R. Stephen Warner secured his place as one of the leading interpreters of American religion. This volume of essays, penned in the intervening years, stands as a worthy successor. It reveals a breadth of vision that is as remarkable as the subtlety of its analysis. -- Grant Wacker * Duke University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e Retrospect: Looking Backward and Inward\u003cbr\u003e Part One. Identifying the New Paradigm of Constitutive Disestablishment\u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Close-ups and Overviews of Diverse Congregations\u003cbr\u003e Prospect: Looking Forward and Outward\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: List of Author's Cited Works\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038412669271,"sku":"9780813536231","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813536231.jpg?v=1750940257","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-church-of-our-own-disestablishment-and-diversity-in-american-religion-9780813536231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}