Changing Faith The Dynamics and Consequences of Americans’ Shifting Religious Identities

More than anywhere else in the Western world, religious attachments in America are quite flexible, with over 40 percent of U.S. citizens shifting their religious identification at least once in their lives. In Changing Faith, Darren E. Sherkat draws on empirical data from large-scale national studie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sherkat, Darren E., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [2014]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Making Sense of American Religion
  • 1. Religious Identification in America
  • 2. Religious Switching and Religious Change
  • 3 Belonging and Believing
  • 4. Faith, Family, and Fortune
  • 5. Religious Identification and Politics in the United States
  • Conclusions. Making Sense of Shifting Identities and Their Influence
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author