W(h)ither the Mainline? Trends and Prospects
Total membership in mainline Protestant denominations has been declining for half a century. Sharp decreases in the late 1960s and early 1970s were followed by more modest losses for the next 25 years, with sharper declines returning at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Analysis of denomina...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
[2017]
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| In: |
Review of religious research
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-134 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Protestant Church
/ Member
/ Decrease of
/ History 1970-2017
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Mainline membership loss
B Mainline Protestants B U.S. religious trends B Components of membership change |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |