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| Author | : Alan Wolfe |
| File Size | : 46,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 April 2005 |
| ISBN | : 9780226905181 |
| Pages | : 321 pages |
In this astounding account, a leading sociologist demonstrates that religion in America has become so tamed and softened that it hardly serves any of its original functions.
In this astounding account, a leading sociologist demonstrates that religion in America has become so tamed and softened that it hardly serves any of its original functions.
Get BookAs recently as a few decades ago, most people would have described America as a predominantly Protestant nation. Today, we are home to a colorful mix of religious faiths and practices, from a resurgent Catholic Church and a rapidly growing Islam to all forms of Buddhism and many other non-Christian
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