Institutional versus Contextual Explanations for the Growth of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States, 1945-2002
The relative explanatory power of institutional and contextual factors as explanations for the growth of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States between 1945 and 2002 are compared through the use of a basic demographic approach. The analysis demonstrates that the growth of the Witnesses du...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2008
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Review of religious research
Year: 2008, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 290-300 |
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| Summary: | The relative explanatory power of institutional and contextual factors as explanations for the growth of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States between 1945 and 2002 are compared through the use of a basic demographic approach. The analysis demonstrates that the growth of the Witnesses during this time frame is best explained by institutional, and not contextual factors. The theoretical implications of this line of research are also discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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