Shopping for Faith: American Religion in the New Millennium - Tapa dura

"A stimulating and challenging book." --Andrew M. Greeley, professor of social science, The University of Chicago "Shopping for Faith is as good as it gets in assessing the U.S. religion scene at millennium's And. Cimino and Lattin, both seasoned observers of American religion, present a picture of multiple trAnds headed in often contradictory directions." --Robert Ellwood, emeritus professor of religion, University of Southern California "Cimino and Lattin are well positioned to give us a broad sounding of the contemporary spiritual scene in America. Once we have seen, via this book, the many different waters of the river of living spirit? we appreciate the richness of all the ways through which God renews the currents of faith? we see how often we have been immersed in the eddies?our particular practices? we look further downstream, across the millennium, and see our differences meld into one ocean." --Ram Dass, author and spiritual teacher "Must reading for . . . the shepherd and the flock. . . This book holds out, if not blessed assurance, then balanced truth." --The San Francisco Chronicle "A stimulating and challenging book." - Andrew M. Greeley, professor of social science, The University of Chicago "Shopping for Faith is as good as it gets in assessing the U.S. religion scene at millennium's And. Cimino and Lattin, both seasoned observers of American religion, present a picture of multiple trAnds headed in often contradictory directions." - Robert Ellwood, emeritus professor of religion, University of Southern California "Cimino and Lattin are well positioned to give us a broad sounding of the contemporary spiritual scene in America. Once we have seen, via this book, the many different waters of the river of living spirit? we appreciate the richness of all the ways through which God renews the currents of faith? we see how often we have been immersed in the eddies?our particular practices? we look further downstream, across the millennium, and see our differences meld into one ocean." - Ram Dass, author and spiritual teacher "Must reading for . . . the shepherd and the flock. . . This book holds out, if not blessed assurance, then balanced truth." - The San Francisco Chronicle

In Shopping for Faith: American Religion in the New Millennium, Richard Cimino and Don Lattin identify dozens of trends that will shape American religion in the next century. They bring together the latest research with intimate portraits of Americans describing their beliefs, their religious heritage, and their spiritual search. From this account emerges a fascinating landscape of religious life encompassing individual spirituality, the institutions of religious life, and the interaction between religion and society.