{"product_id":"the-churching-of-america-17762005-winners-and-losers-in-our-religious-economy-9780813535531","title":"The Churching of America 17762005 Winners and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. A New Approach to American Religious History\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Colonial Era Revisited\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776-1850\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850-1926\u003cbr\u003e 5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant\u003cbr\u003e 6. Why Unification Efforts Fail\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why \"Mainline\" Denominations Decline\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Reference List\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405776494935,"sku":"9780813535531","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-churching-of-america-17762005-winners-and-losers-in-our-religious-economy-9780813535531","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}