Description
A shocking snapshot of the most current impulses in American religion. Rodney Stark reports the surprising findings of the 2007 Baylor Surveys of Religion, a follow up to the 2005 survey revealing most Americans believe in God or a higher power. This new volume highlights even more hot-button issues of religious life in our country. A must-read for anyone interested in Americans' religious beliefs and practices.
Author: Rodney Stark
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 09/19/2008
Pages: 217
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.36w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781602581784
ISBN10: 1602581789
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | History
- Social Science | Sociology of Religion
- History | United States | General
About the Author
Rodney Stark (Ph.D. University of California, Berkley) University Professor of Social Sciences at Baylor University. Co-Director of the Institute of Studies of Religion, Stark is also widely published. His most recent publications include Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief (2007), Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome (2006), and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success (2005).