000			01327nam a2200181Ia 4500
008			140323b2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a0275986055
082			_a200.973 _bF2
100			_aLippy, Charles H. _91163736
245			_aFaith in America: changes, challenges, new direction
260			_c2006 _bPraeger _aWestport, CT
300			_axii, 274 p. v.1: xii, 280 p. v
365			_aUSD _b300
440			_aPrager perspectives _91163737
520			_aOver the last 25 years, there has been much talk of the presumed decline in religious participation in America. In addition, from the 1960s on, surveys that mark the influence of religion in American life have shown a mixed response. Many suggest that religion is losing influence in the culture as a whole; others indicate that while organized religion may be experiencing challenges, spirituality is on the upswing. At the same time, however, there have been signs that religious life in the U.S. is extraordinarily healthy. But religion in America has changed, to be sure, in a number of ways. And it has changed us and our culture in return. This timely set looks at the major forces that are changing the shape of religion in American life. (http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9780275986056)
650			_aUnited States - Religion
942			_cBK
999			_c373736 _d373736