Religious diversity and social change: American cities, 1890-1906
Floods of immigration and rapid industrialization and urbanization in America at the turn of the century set in motion the transformation of many long-established institutions. This book examines specific ways in which cultural changes affected the structure of the religious establishment. Statistic...
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Zusammenfassung: | Floods of immigration and rapid industrialization and urbanization in America at the turn of the century set in motion the transformation of many long-established institutions. This book examines specific ways in which cultural changes affected the structure of the religious establishment. Statistical models are applied to United States Census data from 1890 and 1906 on city and church populations, revealing connections between the growth of cities, the increase in literacy, and the formation of ethnic subcommunities that led to a new level of religious diversity. The author analyses evidence of growing competition among churches and of a level of individual commitment to congregations, demonstrating that the patterns of religious community established at the turn of the century provided the basis for the current denominational system. The author further analyses the relationship of religious diversity to urban secularization, as well as its role as a catalyst to sectarian conflict. In offering a quantitative assessment of issues central to the history of American religion, this book is a significant contribution to the study of religion in America |
Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 239 pages) |
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DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511520709 |
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contents | 1. 'As slavery never did': American religion and the rise of the city -- 2. 'Numbering Israel': United States Census data on religion -- 3. 'An infinite variety of religions': the meaning and measurement of religious diversity -- 4. 'A motley of peoples and cultures': urban populations and religious diversity -- 5. 'A new society': industrialization and religious diversity sociological approaches to industrialization and religious diversity -- 6. 'No fast friend to policy or religion': literacy and religious diversity -- 7. 'God's Bible at the Devil's girdle': religious diversity and urban secularization -- 8. 'If the religion of Rome becomes ours': religious diversity, subcultural conflict, and denominational realignment -- 9. 'Matters merely indifferent?: religious diversity and American denominationalism' |
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spelling | Christiano, Kevin J. Verfasser aut Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 Kevin J. Christiano Religious Diversity & Social Change Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987 1 online resource (xvii, 239 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) 1. 'As slavery never did': American religion and the rise of the city -- 2. 'Numbering Israel': United States Census data on religion -- 3. 'An infinite variety of religions': the meaning and measurement of religious diversity -- 4. 'A motley of peoples and cultures': urban populations and religious diversity -- 5. 'A new society': industrialization and religious diversity sociological approaches to industrialization and religious diversity -- 6. 'No fast friend to policy or religion': literacy and religious diversity -- 7. 'God's Bible at the Devil's girdle': religious diversity and urban secularization -- 8. 'If the religion of Rome becomes ours': religious diversity, subcultural conflict, and denominational realignment -- 9. 'Matters merely indifferent?: religious diversity and American denominationalism' Floods of immigration and rapid industrialization and urbanization in America at the turn of the century set in motion the transformation of many long-established institutions. This book examines specific ways in which cultural changes affected the structure of the religious establishment. Statistical models are applied to United States Census data from 1890 and 1906 on city and church populations, revealing connections between the growth of cities, the increase in literacy, and the formation of ethnic subcommunities that led to a new level of religious diversity. The author analyses evidence of growing competition among churches and of a level of individual commitment to congregations, demonstrating that the patterns of religious community established at the turn of the century provided the basis for the current denominational system. The author further analyses the relationship of religious diversity to urban secularization, as well as its role as a catalyst to sectarian conflict. In offering a quantitative assessment of issues central to the history of American religion, this book is a significant contribution to the study of religion in America Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1890-1986 gnd rswk-swf Sozialgeschichte 1890-1906 gnd rswk-swf Religion Stadt Cities and towns / United States Cities and towns / Religious aspects Religion and sociology / United States Religionsgemeinschaft (DE-588)4049401-9 gnd rswk-swf Religion (DE-588)4049396-9 gnd rswk-swf Sozialer Wandel (DE-588)4077587-2 gnd rswk-swf Stadt (DE-588)4056723-0 gnd rswk-swf USA United States / Religion / 19th century United States / Religion / 1901-1945 United States / Census, 1890 United States / Census, 1900 United States / Census, 1910 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4113937-9 Hochschulschrift gnd-content USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Stadt (DE-588)4056723-0 s Religion (DE-588)4049396-9 s Sozialer Wandel (DE-588)4077587-2 s Geschichte 1890-1986 z 2\p DE-604 Religionsgemeinschaft (DE-588)4049401-9 s Sozialgeschichte 1890-1906 z 3\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-04670-1 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-34145-5 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511520709 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
spellingShingle | Christiano, Kevin J. Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 1. 'As slavery never did': American religion and the rise of the city -- 2. 'Numbering Israel': United States Census data on religion -- 3. 'An infinite variety of religions': the meaning and measurement of religious diversity -- 4. 'A motley of peoples and cultures': urban populations and religious diversity -- 5. 'A new society': industrialization and religious diversity sociological approaches to industrialization and religious diversity -- 6. 'No fast friend to policy or religion': literacy and religious diversity -- 7. 'God's Bible at the Devil's girdle': religious diversity and urban secularization -- 8. 'If the religion of Rome becomes ours': religious diversity, subcultural conflict, and denominational realignment -- 9. 'Matters merely indifferent?: religious diversity and American denominationalism' Religion Stadt Cities and towns / United States Cities and towns / Religious aspects Religion and sociology / United States Religionsgemeinschaft (DE-588)4049401-9 gnd Religion (DE-588)4049396-9 gnd Sozialer Wandel (DE-588)4077587-2 gnd Stadt (DE-588)4056723-0 gnd |
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title | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 |
title_alt | Religious Diversity & Social Change |
title_auth | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 |
title_exact_search | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 |
title_full | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 Kevin J. Christiano |
title_fullStr | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 Kevin J. Christiano |
title_full_unstemmed | Religious diversity and social change American cities, 1890-1906 Kevin J. Christiano |
title_short | Religious diversity and social change |
title_sort | religious diversity and social change american cities 1890 1906 |
title_sub | American cities, 1890-1906 |
topic | Religion Stadt Cities and towns / United States Cities and towns / Religious aspects Religion and sociology / United States Religionsgemeinschaft (DE-588)4049401-9 gnd Religion (DE-588)4049396-9 gnd Sozialer Wandel (DE-588)4077587-2 gnd Stadt (DE-588)4056723-0 gnd |
topic_facet | Religion Stadt Cities and towns / United States Cities and towns / Religious aspects Religion and sociology / United States Religionsgemeinschaft Sozialer Wandel USA United States / Religion / 19th century United States / Religion / 1901-1945 United States / Census, 1890 United States / Census, 1900 United States / Census, 1910 Hochschulschrift |
url | https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511520709 |
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