Pillars of Faith
Author | : Nancy Tatom Ammerman |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2005-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520243125 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520243129 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "This book will be a classic in the field. It does something no other book has done—it shows, with one of the most impressive sets of data I have ever seen, what congregations do and how they go about doing it."—Michael Emerson, author of Divided by Faith "Ammerman demonstrates rare mastery in a book that is brimming with original research and original thinking. The material is well organized, and the author has an eye for the well-turned phrase. This is a book of great importance that gives us an unprecedented picture of lived American religion while challenging stereotypes and conventional wisdom."—James Wind, President of the Alban Institute, author of Finding a New Voice: The Public Role of Mainline Protestantism