The resilience of conservative religion : the case of popular, conservative Protestant congregations
Joseph B. Tamney (Author)
The recent growth and popularity of conservative churches contradicts the idea that late-modern societies have outgrown the need for such relics of the past as traditionalist religions. Joseph Tamney offers an explanation for this apparent incongruity by looking at the case of growing, popular, conservative Protestant congregations in the United States. His findings represent a synthesis of ideas from supporters of secularization theory and from those who stress the competitive market of churches in America as a factor in church growth
Print Book, English, 2002
Cambridge University Press, Ambridge, U.K., 2002
Case studies
vii, 275 pages ; 24 cm
9780521803960, 9780521008679, 0521803969, 0521008670
46538630
1. Explanations for the success of conservative religions; 2. The appeal of conservative protestantism in the early-modern United States; 3. Spirited church; 4. Truth church; 5. Caring church; 6. Open church; 7. Conclusion; Tables; Appendix 1; Appendix 2.