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America's Four Gods: What We Say About God--And What That Says About Us
Froese, Paul, Bader, Christopher
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Description for America's Four Gods: What We Say About God--And What That Says About Us
Paperback. America's Four Gods is an unprecedented investigation into what average Americans think about God. Utilizing survey data and in-depth interviews, Froese and Bader demonstrate how Americans have four distinct conceptions of God and how these different Gods lie at the heart of the major social, moral, and political divisions in our country. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRLM; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Despite all the hype surrounding the "New Atheism," the United States remains one of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths. What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the role He plays in our daily lives. America's Four Gods draws on the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and illuminating survey of American's religious beliefs ever conducted to offer a systematic ... Read more
Despite all the hype surrounding the "New Atheism," the United States remains one of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths. What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the role He plays in our daily lives. America's Four Gods draws on the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and illuminating survey of American's religious beliefs ever conducted to offer a systematic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190248857
SKU
V9780190248857
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About Froese, Paul, Bader, Christopher
Paul Froese is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Baylor University and fellow of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion. His book The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the Soviet Experiment in Secularization won the 2009 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Christopher Bader is an Associate Professor of Sociology at ... Read more
Reviews for America's Four Gods: What We Say About God--And What That Says About Us
"America's Four Gods is an outstanding exposé on what exactly people mean when they talk about God. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how people think and feel about God."
Andrew Newberg, M.D., author of Why We Believe What We Believe "A tour de force showing what Americans believe about God and how it shapes their behavior. ... Read more
Andrew Newberg, M.D., author of Why We Believe What We Believe "A tour de force showing what Americans believe about God and how it shapes their behavior. ... Read more