Ranking Faiths - Religious Stratification in America

Informationen zum Autor By James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle Klappentext Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power, privilege, and prestige in the U.S., both historically and today. Dispelling the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for all, the authors show how religious inequalities developed, where they remain in society today, and what Americans can and should do about it. Zusammenfassung Ranking Faiths: Religious Stratification in America discusses how religion shapes access to power! privilege! and prestige in the U.S.! both historically and today. Dispelling the idea that the U.S. was founded on the principle of religious equality for all! the authors show h... Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: Ranking Faiths Chapter 2: Our Approach Chapter 3: Origins Chapter 4: Persistence and Change: 1787-1899 Chapter 5: Persistence and Change: 1900-2010 Chapter 6: Consequences Chapter 7: Summary and Implications Appendix Notes References Index About the Authors

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• Authors: James D. Davidson, James D. Pyle Davidson, James D./ Pyle Davidson, Davidson James D., Ralph E. Pyle, Pyle Ralph E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2011
• EAN: 9781442208537
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0853-7
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Ethics, Social groups, Regional Studies, Religious ethics, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Religion in America