Divine Hierarchies: Class in American Religion and Religious Studies

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Divine Hierarchies This page intentionally left blank Divine Hierarchies Class in American Religion and Religious Studies Sean McCloud The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill © 2007 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Set in Minion by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCloud, Sean. Divine hierarchies : class in American religion and religious studies / Sean McCloud. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3160-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8078-5849-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States—Religion. 2. Social conflict—Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Religion and sociology—United States. I. Title. bl2525.m394 2007 200.86'20973—dc22 2007014826 cloth 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 paper 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 To Lynn, who has walked with me hand-in-hand into places unfamiliar This page intentionally left blank ...