Religion Among America's Elite: Persistence and Change in the Protestant Establishment

Recently, a number of authors have argued that the Protestant Establishment has lost its historical grip on American society and culture, while other writers emphasize the persistence of WASP hegemony. I examine the extent to which the Protestant denominations that achieved prominence during the col...

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Main Author: Davidson, James D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 1994
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 1994, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 419-440
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