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Sacred companies : organizational aspects of religion and religious aspects of organizations / edited by N.J. Demerath III [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Religion in America series
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious institutions--United States.
- Religious institutions.
- United States--Religious life and customs.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the RELIGION IN AMERICA series this book addresses the organizational aspects of religion. Topics covered include the historical sources and patterns of US religious institutions, contemporary patterns of denominational authority and the interface between religious and secular institutions.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Part I: Orienting Perspectives; Part II: Historical Sources and Patterns of U.S. Religious Organizations; Part III: Recent Dynamics of American Denominations; Part IV: Congregations Reconsidered; Part V: Action at the Sacred-Secular Interface; Epilogue; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-774100-2
- 1-280-45379-6
- 0-19-535446-X
- 1-60256-187-7
- OCLC:
- 559898565
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