Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs; Places of Faith takes readers on a fascinating religious road trip. Christopher Scheitle and Roger Finke have crisscrossed America; visiting churches in small towns and rural areas; as well as the mega-churches; storefronts; synagogues; Islamic centers; Eastern temples; and other places of faith in major cities. Each stop on their tour provides an opportunity to introduce a particular current of American religion. Memphis serves as a window into the Black Church; a visit to Colorado Springs provides insight into evangelicalism; and a stop in Detroit sheds light on American Muslims. Readers visit Hare Krishnas in San Francisco; the Amish in central Pennsylvania; and a "cowboy church" in Amarillo; Texas. As the authors journey across the country; they retell unique religious histories and touch on local religious profiles and trends. They draw from conversations they had with pastors; imams; bishops; priests; and monks; along with ordinary believers of all kinds. Most of all; they tell the reader what they saw and heard; putting a human face on America's astounding religious diversity.
#1453091 in Books 2012-02-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.00 x .40 x 9.10l; 1.15 #File Name: 019979152X264 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A trip of faithBy woganThis book is not a general tour guide to multiple places of worship in the United States. Instead it is a tale of a specific journey to: Memphis; Houston; Colorado Springs; San Francisco; Salt Lake City; Central Nebraska; Detroit; Brooklyn and Central; Pennsylvania.It is interesting; in that the authors go to storefront churches; mega churches; synagogues; Islamic centers and temples. There are many colour pictures and some charts to show such as; population density of Nebraska; number of Mormon people per 1;000 and number of mega churches per 1;000;00 people.There are the personal observations of the authors of the history and the people of the areas they meet on this specific road trip. It does give a good idea of the array of religions that exist in the United States.
