Aging and Boundary Maintenance among American Evangelicals: A Comment on James Davidson Hunter's "Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation"
In his recent book, Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation, James Davidson Hunter makes the provocative suggestion that the traditional boundaries delimiting evangelicalism from modern culture are breaking down. This break-down, in Hunter's view, can be seen in the accommodations which evangelic...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer
1990
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Review of religious research
Year: 1990, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 268-279 |
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| Summary: | In his recent book, Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation, James Davidson Hunter makes the provocative suggestion that the traditional boundaries delimiting evangelicalism from modern culture are breaking down. This break-down, in Hunter's view, can be seen in the accommodations which evangelicals make toward the modern world, and is the result of a process of generational replacement. Using data from the mass public, this study suggests a contrary view; namely, that the young are typically less orthodox than their elders, and that the age group differences which Hunter observes are more likely to be the result of life-cycle effects, rather than permanent generational effects. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511617 |