Money matters : personal giving in American churches / Dean R. Hoge ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoge, Dean R., 1937-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian giving.

Christian giving--Case studies.

United States--Religious life and customs.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [1996]

Summary:

Money Matters presents the findings of the largest and most incisive study of factors influencing church giving in America. The authors conducted an exhaustive study of church giving in five representative denominations: Assemblies of God, Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Presbyterian. With detailed information from 625 churches, this book offers surprising conclusions about member contributions - and about the current condition of American churches.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-240) and index.

ISBN:

0664256872

OCLC:

34912633