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- What Americans Really Believe
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- 2008
- Published by: Baylor University Press
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A shocking snapshot of the most current impulses in American religion. Rodney Stark reports the surprising findings of the 2007 Baylor Surveys of Religion, a follow up to the 2005 survey revealing most Americans believe in God or a higher power. This new volume highlights even more hot-button issues of religious life in our country. A must-read for anyone interested in Americans' religious beliefs and practices.
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- Part 1 CONGREGATIONS
- p. 15
- 1. Church-Going: Labels Matter
- pp. 17-20
- 8 Heaven: We Are All Going
- pp. 69-74
- 9 God: Love, Anger, and Commitment
- pp. 75-78
- 13 Personality: Are We Hardwired for God?
- pp. 101-112
- 15 Credulity: Who Believes in Bigfoot?
- pp. 125-132
- 20 Incivility: Talking about Faith in Public
- pp. 163-166
- Contributors
- p. 209
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