Religions in Context: The Response of Non-Mormon Faiths in Utah

Utah provides a rare opportunity to see how minority religious bodies respond when faced, not with a lazy "monopoly" faith, but one that is energetic and effective. Based on our theoretical work, we predict that faced with Mormon competition, even liberal Protestant bodies will display far...

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Authors: Stark, Rodney (Author) ; Finke, Roger (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2004
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2004, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-298
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Summary:Utah provides a rare opportunity to see how minority religious bodies respond when faced, not with a lazy "monopoly" faith, but one that is energetic and effective. Based on our theoretical work, we predict that faced with Mormon competition, even liberal Protestant bodies will display far higher levels of commitment in Utah than elsewhere in the nation. The data agree.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3512266