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Mark Chaves
Mark Chaves teaches at Duke Divinity School.
Thanks, but no thanks: Congregations say no to the faith-based initiative
More than a decade ago, the faith-based initiative was launched in Congress with the idea of tapping the energy and genius of religious organizations, including congregations, to meet social needs....
Congregational snapshot: Four church trends
Probably every churchgoer can say how his or her church is changing or has changed....
Supersized: Analyzing the trend toward larger churches
Megachurches are increasingly difficult to ignore. By the latest count there are approximately 1,200 Protestant churches in the United States that have a weekly attendance of at least 2,000....
Going on faith: Six myths about faith-based initiatives
The White House initiative on faith-based social services, widely touted as ushering in a new era of partnership between governments and religious organizations, is based on several myths....
Are we 'bowling alone'—and does it matter? The decline of civic engagement: BowlingAlone: The Collapse and Revival ofAmerican Community.By RobertD. Putnam. Simon & Schuster, 544 pp., $26.00.
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert D. Putnam. Simon & Schuster, 544 pp., $26.00....
American Evangelicalism, by Christian Smith, with Michael Emerson, Sally Gallagher, Paul Kennedy and David Sikkink
By Christian Smith, with Michael Emerson, Sally Gallagher, Paul Kennedy and David Sikkink, American Evangelicalism....
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