Cowboy Christians

Zusatztext Cowboy Christians is appropriate for courses in the sociology of religion and religious studies. The writing style is scholarly and articulate, but eminently accessible. The wide variety of data sources provide excellent opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students alike to consider the empirical investigation of religion. And given the cultural currency of the iconic cowboy, this book will have appeal to scholars and students across the country, not just those situated in the western and frontier states. Informationen zum Autor Marie Dallam is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Klappentext This book examines the long history of cowboy Christians in the American West, focusing on the cowboy church movement of the present day and closely related ministries in racetrack and rodeo settings. Zusammenfassung This book examines the long history of cowboy Christians in the American West, focusing on the cowboy church movement of the present day and closely related ministries in racetrack and rodeo settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Cowboy Christian Culture: An Overview Chapter 2 Cowboys and Religion before Cowboy Church Chapter 3 Ministry to Rodeo Cowboys Chapter 4 The 21st-Century Cowboy Church Movement Chapter 5 The Cowboy Church as a Man's Church Chapter 6 The Wider World of the 21st-Century Cowboy Christian Appendix A Note on Sources Endnotes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Marie W Dallam, Marie W. Dallam, Marie W. (Associate Professor Dallam, Dallam Marie W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780190856564
• ISBN: 978-0-19-085656-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, Religion / Christian Church / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, Christian institutions & organizations, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Sociology and anthropology, Religious institutions and organizations