Pillars of faith American congregations and their partners / [electronic resource] :
Nancy Tatom Ammerman.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
- xi, 343 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-337) and index.
Common patterns and diverse streams : listening to America's communities of faith -- Building traditions : worshiping and learning together -- Building communities : food, fun, and fellowship -- Building networks of faith : partners and producers -- Extending the community : serving the needy, saving souls -- Doing good together : networks of work in the world -- Nurturing traditions : stories and practices for religious pilgrims -- Voluntary and diverse communities of faith : American congregations and American society.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Religious institutions--United States. Religion and sociology--United States.