A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations

A Field Guide to U.S. CongregationsA Field Guide to U.S. Congregations:
Who’s Going Where and Why
By Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce (Westminster John Knox, 2010)

“The study results you hold in your hands help us answer fundamental questions: Who attends religious services? Why do they go? What makes American congregations and parishes work? What is the role of our culture and society in shaping the nature of congregations? This volume describes ‘what is’ and ‘who we are’ in American congregations with updated data from the second wave of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey.” –Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, from the book

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James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

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