Holding on to the Faith Confessional Traditions and American Christianity |
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| Editor:
| Sweeney, Douglas A.
Hambrick-Stowe, Charles |
| Contribution by:
| Sweeney, Douglas A.
Bratt, James D.
D'Agostino, Peter R.
Greene-McCreight, Kathryn
Juhnke, James C.
Kostarelos, Frances
McArver, Susan Wilds
Moorhead, James H.
Mullin, Robert Bruce
Shannon, Christopher
Todd, Mary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7618-4132-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.99 |
Book Description:
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Traditional ways of living the Christian faith--shaped and guided by confessional norms--exhibit remarkable staying power in American religious life. Holding On to the Faith addresses issues related to the persistence of confessional forms of Christianity in the face of utilitarian, democratic, evangelical American popular religious culture.
Traditional ways of living the Christian faith--shaped and guided by confessional norms--exhibit remarkable staying power in American religious life. Holding On to the Faith addresses issues related to the persistence of confessional forms of Christianity in the face of utilitarian, democratic, evangelical American popular religious culture.