Author:
Hawley, George (Political scientist) author.
ImprintLanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Descriptionxviii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:The state of Christianity in America -- Demographic transition: what we know -- Economic and technological causes of demographic transition -- Cultural causes of demographic transition -- Why people abandon Christianity -- Family patterns and denomination decline -- Diversity, devotion, and politics: other explanations for denomination decline -- Denominational divides in American history and today -- The Roman Catholic Church -- Baptists -- Methodists -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- Lutherans -- Presbyterians -- Episcopalians -- Pentecostals.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.