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Places of Faith: A Road Trip across America's Religious Landscape

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Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs, Places of Faith takes readers on a fascinating religious road trip. Christopher Scheitle and Roger Finke have crisscrossed America, visiting churches in small towns and rural areas, as well as the mega-churches, storefronts, synagogues, Islamic centers, Eastern temples, and other places of faith in major cities. Each stop on their tour provides an opportunity to introduce a particular current of American religion. Memphis serves as a window into the Black Church, a visit to Colorado Springs provides insight into evangelicalism, and a stop in Detroit sheds light on American Muslims. Readers visit Hare Krishnas in San Francisco, the Amish in central Pennsylvania, and a "cowboy church" in Amarillo, Texas. As the authors journey across the country, they retell unique religious histories and touch on local religious profiles and trends. They draw from conversations they had with pastors, imams, bishops, priests, and monks, along with ordinary believers of all kinds. Most of all, they tell the reader what they saw and heard, putting a human face on America's astounding religious diversity.

Table of Contents:
Introduction View from the Road: Underground Railroad Chapter 1: Memphis View from the Road: Hispanic Influences Chapter 2: Houston View from the Road: Cowboy Church Chapter 3: Colorado Springs View from the Road: Signs from the Road Chapter 4: San Francisco View from the Road: Hare Krishnas Chapter 5: Salt Lake City View from the Road: Our Lady of Peace Shrine Chapter 6: Central Nebraska View from the Road: Raised Religious Chapter 7: Detroit View from the Road: Monastery of the Transfiguration Chapter 8: Brooklyn View from the Road: The Amish Conclusion: Central Pennsylvania

About the Author :
Christopher P. Scheitle is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is also the author of Beyond the Congregation: The World of Christian Nonprofits. Roger Finke is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and is Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives. He is the author of many books and articles, including The Churching of America, 1776-2005 with Rodney Stark.

Review :
"Accessibly written and visually engaging... The incorporation of over 150 color images distinguishes Places of Faith as a compelling (and rare) example of visual methods in the sociology of religion... a welcome addition to introductory courses." --Sociology of Religion "At a time when strip-mall sameness threatens to erase local difference, this book reminds us of the stubborn particularity of the religious landscape. Using vivid prose and engaging photographs to take us with them on their journey across America, the authors document contemporary diversity while recounting the local terrain's complex history and wider significance. The best spiritual journey you can take without leaving home." --Thomas A. Tweed, author of America's Church: The National Shrine and Catholic Presence in the Nation's Capital "This engaging volume demonstrates as clearly as anything I know that place is fundamentally important in American religion. People of faith lovingly consecrate the buildings in which they worship, the halls in which they meet, and the cemeteries in which they bury their dead. Scheitle and Finke have done a wonderful job of showing the diversity of ways in which this happens." -- Robert Wuthnow, Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University "A fascinating journey... Vivid illustrations and historical and sociological tidbits bring the text to life, short bibliographies allow for further research, and side trips scattered throughout provide insight and history. ... Overall, strongly recommended." -- Library Journal "The authors' informed historical and cultural perspectives unfold many hidden aspects of America's religious traditions, and they more than fulfill their promise to reveal a rich and diverse religious landscape overlaying the physical ground they covered...an excellent overview of the spiritual nature of the United States in the 21st century."--America


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199791521
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 426 gr
  • ISBN-10: 019979152X
  • Publisher Date: 23 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Road Trip across America's Religious Landscape
  • Width: 155 mm


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