The Southernization of American Religion: Testing a Hypothesis

The most visible development in American religion in the past two decades is the resurgence of evangelical Protestantism. Because evangelical religion has remained the dominant twentieth century form of Protestantism in the South, and not in other regions of the country, John Egerton (1974) has char...

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Main Author: Shibley, Mark A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: 1991
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1991, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-174
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