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In this provocative book, Roger Finke and Rodney Stark challenge popular perceptions about American religion. They view the religious environment as a free market economy, where churches compete for souls. The story they tell is one of gains for upstart sects and losses for mainline denominations.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface to the Second Edition
1. A New Approach to American Religious History
2. The Colonial Era Revisited
3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776-1850
4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850-1926
5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant
6. Why Unification Efforts Fail
7. Why "Mainline" Denominations Decline
Appendix: Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850
Notes
Reference List
Index

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      Publisher: Rutgers University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/03/2005
      ISBN13: 9780813535531, 978-0813535531
      ISBN10: 0813535530

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this provocative book, Roger Finke and Rodney Stark challenge popular perceptions about American religion. They view the religious environment as a free market economy, where churches compete for souls. The story they tell is one of gains for upstart sects and losses for mainline denominations.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      List of Figures
      List of Tables
      Preface to the Second Edition
      1. A New Approach to American Religious History
      2. The Colonial Era Revisited
      3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776-1850
      4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850-1926
      5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant
      6. Why Unification Efforts Fail
      7. Why "Mainline" Denominations Decline
      Appendix: Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850
      Notes
      Reference List
      Index

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