Privatization in American Religion and Society
Current discussions of religion and politics are often confused by lack of clarity about the ideas Americans hold about religion and its place in public life, and about their own relationships to churches and church teachings. An analysis of the idea of “privatization,” as it applies to American rel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1987, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 319-334 |
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| Summary: | Current discussions of religion and politics are often confused by lack of clarity about the ideas Americans hold about religion and its place in public life, and about their own relationships to churches and church teachings. An analysis of the idea of “privatization,” as it applies to American religion and its place within our society, may assist in providing more clarity. To this end, I will: (1) define some phenomena which might be termed “privatization”; (2) describe some of the sources from which they spring; (3) consider whether these phenomena are becoming more prevalent; and (4) discuss some of their implications. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710942 |