Religion and Public Life in the Midwest

Religion and Public Life in the Midwest
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0759106312
ISBN-13 : 9780759106314
Rating : 4/5 (314 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Religion and Public Life in the Midwest by : Philip L. Barlow

Download or read book Religion and Public Life in the Midwest written by Philip L. Barlow and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not just in the middle geographically, the Midwest represents the American average in terms of beliefs, attitudes, and values. The region's religious portrait matches the national religious portrait more closely than any other region. But far from making the Midwest dull, "average" means most every religious group and religious issue are represented in this region. Unlike other volumes in the series, Religion and Public Life in the Midwest includes a chapter devoted to a single city (Chicago), a chapter on a single Mainline Protestant denomination (Lutherans), and a chapter on religious variations in urban, surburan, and rural settings. This fourth book in the Religion by Region series does not neglect the pervasive image of the "typical" Midwesterner, but it does let the region's marbled religious diversity come through.


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