Belief and behavior
Subtitle: essays in the new religious history
By: edited by Philip R. VanderMeer and Robert P. Swierenga.
Contributors: VanderMeer, Philip R., 1947-; Swierenga, Robert P.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Christian sociology -- United States; United States -- Church history; United States -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction / Philip R. VanderMeer and Robert P. Swierenga; title: 2. Declension, gender, and the "new religious history" / Harry S. Stout and Catherine A. Brekus; title: 3. Sinners are turned into saints in numbers / Gerald F. Moran; title: 4. Enthusiastic piety / Marilyn J. Westerkamp; title: 5. The spirit in the flesh / Linda K. Pritchard; title: 6. Sex and the second Great Awakening / Terry D. Bilhartz; title: 7. Women, feminism, and the new religious history / Margaret Susan Thompson; title: 8. Religion and immigration behavior / Robert P. Swierenga; title: 9. Seating and the American synagogue / Jonathan D. Sarna; title: 10. Religious divisions and political roles / Philip R. VanderMeer.