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Pillars of Faith : American Congregations and Their Partners
Pillars of Faith American Congregations and Their Partners Author:Nancy Tatom Ammerman Brimming with original research and original thinking, this book is an unprecedented survey of American religion and how it is practiced today. At the close of the twentieth century, the United States was, by all accounts, among the most religious of modern Western nations, and Pillars of Faith describes the diversity of tradition and the... more » commonality of organizational strategy that characterize the more than 300,000 congregations in the United States, arguing that they provide the social bonds, spiritual traditions, and community connections that are vital to an increasingly heterogeneous society.« less