Customer Reviews

Religion in a Free Market Religious and Non-Religious Americans Who, What, Why, Where

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The approach is original, since it relates to religion/ faith in America as a kind of "product", which is "chosen and consumed". The analysis is very systematic, and is based on a statistical survey.

i hope that Profs. Keysar and Kosmin will convert this academic book into a popular version. i believe it will be a major bestseller, because it concerns each and every american.

Religion In A Free Market: Religious Americans Who, What, Why, Where by co-authors Barry A. Kosmin (Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut) & Ariela Keysar (Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut) is a straightforward analysis of statistical data about the religious beliefs of American citizens. From geographic distribution of religions, to rates of religious affiliation and recruitment, to race, ethnicity, and age as factors in religious identification and much more, Religion In A Free Market presents not only raw data in the form of numerous charts and graphs but also a reader-friendly textual explanation of what the numbers really mean, and what current and future trends can be extrapolated. The statistical data is from the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), the most comprehensive survey of religion done in the United States with a poll sample of over 50,000 Americans, weighted to accurately reflect the entire population. A highly professional resource enthusiastically recommended for library and research reference shelves.