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  • Financing American Religion

    Edited by Mark Chaves, Sharon L. Miller ...
    Money always has been a subject of deep concern for religious leaders. In recent decades, however, this perennial concern has taken on a new urgency as a crisis situation is perceived. Financing American Religion brings together short, readable essays representing the best, most up-to-date research and thinking on the intersections of money and religion. Sociologists, historians, economists, and ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Congregations in America

    by Mark Chaves ...
    More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to--what people are doing in the over 300,000 churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples in the United States--is a question that resonates through every quarter of American society, particularly in these times of "faith-based initiatives," "moral majorities," and ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Congregations in America

    by Mark Chaves ...
    More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to--what people are doing in the over 300,000 churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples in the United States--is a question that resonates through every quarter of American society, particularly in these times of "faith-based initiatives," "moral majorities," and ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • American Religion

    Contemporary Trends - Second Edition

    by Mark Chaves ...
    The most authoritative resource on religious trends in America—now fully updatedMost Americans say they believe in God, and more than a third say they attend religious services every week. Yet studies show that people do not really go to church as often as they claim, and it is not always clear what they mean when they tell pollsters they believe in God or pray. American Religion presents the best ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

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    How Religion Divides and Unites Us

    by Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell ...
    American Grace is a major achievement, a groundbreaking examination of religion in America.Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation’s religious landscape has been reshaped.America has experienced three seismic shocks, say Robert Putnam and David Campbell. In the 1960s, religious observance plummeted. Then in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told

    A Sociologist Shatters Myths From the Secular and Christian Media

    by Bradley Wright, Ph.D. ...
    According to the media, the church is rapidly shrinking, both in numbers and in effectiveness. But the good news is, much of the bad news is wrong. Sociologist Bradley R. E. Wright uncovers what's really happening in the church: evangelicals are more respected by secular culture now than they were ten years ago; divorce rates of Christians are lower than those who aren't affiliated with a religion ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Ministerial Ethics

    Moral Formation for Church Leaders

    by Joe Trull, James Carter ...
    Ministerial Ethics provides both new and experienced pastors with tools for sharpening their personal and professional decision-making skills. The authors seek to explain the unique moral role of the minister and the ethical responsibilities of the vocation and to provide "a clear statement of the ethical obligations contemporary clergy should assume in their personal and professional lives." ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Learning to Lead

    Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith

    Edited by Rev. Willard W. C. Ashley Sr., MDiv, DMin, DH ...
    In this multifaith, cross-cultural and comprehensive resource for both clergy and lay persons, contributors who are experts in the field explore how to engage spiritual leaders and teach them how to bring healing, faith, justice and support to communities and congregations. ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Journey in the Wilderness

    New Life for Mainline Churches

    by Gil Rendle ...
    The last forty years have seen transitions in mainline churches that feel, for many, like a journey into the wilderness. Yet God is calling us in this moment, not to grieve over the changes we have experienced but to hear the call to a new mission, and a new faithfulness.In Journey in the Wilderness, Gil Rendle draws on decades as a pastor and church consultant to point a way into a hopeful future ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The End of Theological Education

    by Ted A. Smith ...
    Series series Theological Education between the Times (TEBT)
    How to envision theological education in this time between the times  The dominant model of theological education is coming to an end—but Ted A. Smith looks to its ultimate ends as sources of hope and renewal.  Smith locates the crisis facing theological education today in a sweeping history of religion in the United States, from the standing orders of the colonial period to the voluntary ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Secular Faith

    How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics

    by Mark A. Smith ...
    When Pope Francis recently answered "Who am I to judge?" when asked about homosexuality, he ushered in a new era for the Catholic church. A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for a pope to express tolerance for homosexuality. Yet shifts of this kind are actually common in the history of Christian groups. Within the United States, Christian leaders have regularly revised their teachings to ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • After the Baby Boomers

    How Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings Are Shaping the Future of American Religion

    by Robert Wuthnow ...
    Much has been written about the profound impact the post-World War II baby boomers had on American religion. But the lifestyles and beliefs of the generation that has followed--and the influence these younger Americans in their twenties and thirties are having on the face of religion--are not so well understood. It is this next wave of post-boomers that Robert Wuthnow examines in this illuminating ... Read more

    $29.59 USD