TY - BOOK ID - 81986438 TI - Religious diversity and social change : American cities, 1890-1906 PY - 1987 SN - 0521341450 052104670X 0511520700 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Cities and towns KW - Religion and sociology KW - 316:2 <73> KW - 316:2 <73> Godsdienstsociologie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA KW - Godsdienstsociologie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA KW - Global cities KW - Municipalities KW - Towns KW - Urban areas KW - Urban systems KW - Human settlements KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Cities and towns (in religion, folklore, etc.) KW - Religious aspects KW - Religious life KW - United States KW - Religion KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Religious aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:81986438 AB - Floods of immigration and rapid industrialization and urbanization in America at the turn of the century set in motion the transformation of many long-established institutions. This book examines specific ways in which cultural changes affected the structure of the religious establishment. Statistical models are applied to United States Census data from 1890 and 1906 on city and church populations, revealing connections between the growth of cities, the increase in literacy, and the formation of ethnic subcommunities that led to a new level of religious diversity. The author analyses evidence of growing competition among churches and of a level of individual commitment to congregations, demonstrating that the patterns of religious community established at the turn of the century provided the basis for the current denominational system. The author further analyses the relationship of religious diversity to urban secularization, as well as its role as a catalyst to sectarian conflict. In offering a quantitative assessment of issues central to the history of American religion, this book is a significant contribution to the study of religion in America. ER -