| A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations, Second Edition: Who's Going Where and Why Contributor(s): Woolever, Cynthia (Author), Bruce, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 066423514X ISBN-13: 9780664235147 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Denominations - Religion | Christian Church - Administration |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| LCCN: 2009033738 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 7.98" W x 7.98" (0.62 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2001 the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) conducted the U.S. Congregational Life Survey. More than 1.2 million worshipers and 12,000 congregations across three continents were surveyed to provide a portrait of congregational life. The findings were published in the first edition of A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations. With the completion of the 2008 survey comes an expanded edition of this invaluable reference with new findings; updated statistics, tables, and cartoons; a new chapter describing changes in congregational life; and chapter summaries focusing on the implications of the 2008 survey. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woolever, Cynthia: - Cynthia Woolever is Professor of Sociology of Religious Organizations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. As a sociologist and consultant, she has over twenty years of experience working with congregations, judicatories, and seminaries. She is coauthor of A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations and Beyond the Ordinary: 10 Strengths of U.S. Congregations, both published by WJK.Bruce, Deborah: - Deborah Bruce is Associate Research Manager in the Research Services office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She has co-authored articles published in Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion and the Journal of Beliefs and Values. |