Religious Diversity and Social Change: American Cities, 1890-1906
- ISBN-10
- 0521341450
- ISBN-13
- 9780521341455
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Kevin J. Christiano
Description
This book examines specific ways in which cultural changes affected the structure of the religious establishment. Statistical models are applied to United States Census data from 1890 and 1906 on city and church populations, revealing connections between the growth of cities, the increase in literacy, and the formation of ethnic subcommunities that led to a new level of religious diversity.
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