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America's Blessings
Book • 2012
Rodney Stark's America's Blessings explores how religious commitment and Protestant-derived institutions contributed to America's social and economic development.
Stark argues that high levels of religiosity supported civic norms, family stability, and educational attainment, producing societal advantages.
He uses historical evidence and comparative analysis to show religion's positive correlation with various measures of societal health.
The book challenges narratives that discount religion's role in national success and encourages a reevaluation of secularization theories.
Stark's accessible style makes the work influential among historians and sociologists of religion.
Stark argues that high levels of religiosity supported civic norms, family stability, and educational attainment, producing societal advantages.
He uses historical evidence and comparative analysis to show religion's positive correlation with various measures of societal health.
The book challenges narratives that discount religion's role in national success and encourages a reevaluation of secularization theories.
Stark's accessible style makes the work influential among historians and sociologists of religion.
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John D. Wilsey
The Religious Freedom Interview
