Inventing American religion : polls, surveys, and the tenuous quest for a nation's faith /

The time has come for serious questions to be asked about the polling industry's role in American religion. Understanding the place of polls and surveys in American religion requires stepping back in time, looking at how this method of seeking information began, and what happened to bring us to...

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Main Author:	Wuthnow, Robert (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	United States > Religion. Public opinion polls > United States. États-Unis > Religion. Sondages d'opinion > États-Unis. RELIGION > Comparative Religion. RELIGION > Essays. RELIGION > Reference. Public opinion polls Religion United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	The time has come for serious questions to be asked about the polling industry's role in American religion. Understanding the place of polls and surveys in American religion requires stepping back in time, looking at how this method of seeking information began, and what happened to bring us to where we are today. 'Inventing American Religion' traces that history, examining the powerful rise of polling, and tackling the difficult questions of how we should think about polls and surveys in American religion today.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (248 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190258917 0190258918