Nancy Tatom Ammerman
Autor(a) de Studying Congregations: A New Handbook
About the Author
Nancy Tatom Ammerman is Professor of Sociology of Religion at Boston University, where she teaches in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology. She has written award-winning books on America's conservative religious movements and on the role of religious organizations in mostrar mais community life. mostrar menos
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- Obras
- 14
- Membros
- 590
- Popularidade
- #42,530
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 33
Ammerman’s analysis of each congregational history is interesting and complex. The base groups themselves are formed by looking at congregational practices and are borne more from their similarities and not their differences. She takes a look at how each congregation was built, how it engages with its members, and how their organization and practices intersect with the others. She argues that organized religion is thriving and even necessary for the growth of the nation. Now, that being said, this is not a book you can pick up on a lazy Saturday afternoon and just stroll through. But if you’re genuinely interested in the intersection of American religion and American sociology, you’ll find a great deal here. This book is as much about American history as it is about American religion. While this book is not raucous or fun, it is well-researched and measured in its tone, and for those reasons, I found it intriguing enough to finish.… (mais)