Why Conservative Churches Are Growing: A Study in Sociology of Religion With a New Preface for the Rose Edition (Google eBook)

Dean M Kelley

Mercer University Press, 1977 - Social Science - 184 pages

Contents

• Are the Churches Dying?: 1
• Is Religion Obsolete?: 17
• The Indispensable Function of Religion: 36
• Meaning Demand and Commitment: 47
• Traits of a Strong Religion: 56
• Why Not a Strong Ecumenical Religion?: 78
• Dynamics of Diminishing Demand: 97
• Conserving Social Strength: 112
• The Conservative Role of Religion: 133
• Religion Is Not Always Tame: 154
• Summary and Conclusions: 174
• Index: 181

About the author

Kelley is a minister of the United Methodist Church who for 35 years has been the program executive in the field of religious liberty for the National Council of Churches.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Why Conservative Churches Are Growing: A Study in Sociology of Religion With a New Preface for the Rose Edition; Volume 11 of Reprints of scholarly excellence; Rose Series; Rose, No. 11
• Author: Dean M Kelley
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Mercer University Press, 1977
• ISBN: 0865542244, 9780865542242
• Length: 184 pages
• Subjects: Religion / General; Social Science / Sociology of Religion