Religion and public life in the Mountain West : sacred landscapes in transition / edited by Jan Shipps and Mark Silk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shipps, Jan, 1929-2025.

Silk, Mark.

Series:

Religion by region ; 2.

Religion by region ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Rocky Mountains Region--Religion.

Rocky Mountains Region.

Mountains--West (U.S.)--Religion.

Mountains.

Physical Description:

166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [2004]

Summary:

Huge mountain ranges and vast uninhabited areas characterize the Mountain West. The region is home to several dense urban centers, but there is enough space between cities for three very distinct religious cultures to develop. Arizona and New Mexico's religious public life is still dominated by the Catholic church which was in place three centuries before these areas became U.S. states. Mormons came to Utah and Idaho in the 19th century to set up their own church-state and only later were admitted to the Union. Religious minorities from Native Americans to "mainstream" Protestants must contend with these religious establishments. In the third subregion of Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana no one religious body dominates and many inhabitants claim no religious affiliation at all. Religion and Public Life in the Mountain West explores these three distinct religious regions but then goes on to see how they work together and what they have in common.

Contents:

Introduction

Religion in the Mountain West: Geography as Destiny / Jan Shipps 9

Religious Affiliation in the Mountain West and the Nation

Religious Self-Identification and Adherents Claimed by Religious Groups, National and Regional Comparisons 15

Chapter 1 The Religious Demography of an Oasis Culture / Walter Nugent 19

Chapter 2 How Religion Created an Infrastructure for the Mountain West / Ferenc Morton Szasz 49

Chapter 3 Catholic Heartland in Transition: Arizona and New Mexico / Randi Jones Walker 69

Chapter 4 The Mormon Corridor: Utah and Idaho / Kathleen Flake 91

Chapter 5 Polarized Tribes: Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana / Philip Deloria 115

Chapter 6 Conclusion: Sacred Landscapes in Transition / Jan Shipps 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.

ISBN:

0759106274

OCLC:

55881583