Revivalism and Cultural Change
Christianity, Nation Building, and the Market in the Nineteenth-Century United States
245 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1989
Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: Sociocultural Change, Revivalism, and Republicanism
Objectives in Studying Revivalism and Change
Summary of the Book
2. An Institutional Model of Cultural Change and Social Movements
Large-Scale Change and Social Movements
Institutional Order: Rules, Ontology, and Knowledge
Integration of the Institutional Order: Isomorphism and Environments
Formal Organization and Ritual
Institutional Dynamics: Rethinking Elective Affinity
Environmental Dynamics and Social Movements
An Example: Twentieth-Century Protestantism
Competition and Formal Organization
Further Considerations: Contradictions, Interest, and Power
3. An Institutional Analysis of Market Penetration
Market Penetration in Nineteenth-Century United States
Market Penetration as Rationalization
Rationalization in Historical Perspective
Individuation as Concept and Variable
Transformation of the Ontology
Variations in Individuation/Individualism: Efficacy
Causal Analysis of Specific Transformations
Market, Polity, and Ontology in Nineteenth-Century United States
4. The Social Meaning of Revivalism and Republicanism
Revival Religion
Causal Interpretation of Revival Religion
The Institutional Thesis and American Religion Literature
Republicanism
Causal Interpretation of Republicanism
The Institutionalism Thesis and Prior Studies
Summary
5. Political-Economic Aspects of Revivalism: Quantitative Analyses, 1870-1896
Research Approach and Design
Concepts and Measures
Splitting the Sample and the Exclusion of Cases
The Socioeconomic Context of Revivalism, 1870-1890: Results
The Political Consequences of Revivalism, 1880-1896: Results
General Inferences and Caveats
6. Toward a General Theory of Religious Movements
Empirical Issues and Trends
Religion and Nation Building, Some Comparisons
Religion and State Formation
The Dialectics of Political-Technological Order and Gnosticism
New Religious Trends and Movements
Concluding Thoughts on the Sociology of Religion
Appendix: Technical Aspects of the Quantitative Analyses
Notes
References
Index
1. Introduction: Sociocultural Change, Revivalism, and Republicanism
Objectives in Studying Revivalism and Change
Summary of the Book
2. An Institutional Model of Cultural Change and Social Movements
Large-Scale Change and Social Movements
Institutional Order: Rules, Ontology, and Knowledge
Integration of the Institutional Order: Isomorphism and Environments
Formal Organization and Ritual
Institutional Dynamics: Rethinking Elective Affinity
Environmental Dynamics and Social Movements
An Example: Twentieth-Century Protestantism
Competition and Formal Organization
Further Considerations: Contradictions, Interest, and Power
3. An Institutional Analysis of Market Penetration
Market Penetration in Nineteenth-Century United States
Market Penetration as Rationalization
Rationalization in Historical Perspective
Individuation as Concept and Variable
Transformation of the Ontology
Variations in Individuation/Individualism: Efficacy
Causal Analysis of Specific Transformations
Market, Polity, and Ontology in Nineteenth-Century United States
4. The Social Meaning of Revivalism and Republicanism
Revival Religion
Causal Interpretation of Revival Religion
The Institutional Thesis and American Religion Literature
Republicanism
Causal Interpretation of Republicanism
The Institutionalism Thesis and Prior Studies
Summary
5. Political-Economic Aspects of Revivalism: Quantitative Analyses, 1870-1896
Research Approach and Design
Concepts and Measures
Splitting the Sample and the Exclusion of Cases
The Socioeconomic Context of Revivalism, 1870-1890: Results
The Political Consequences of Revivalism, 1880-1896: Results
General Inferences and Caveats
6. Toward a General Theory of Religious Movements
Empirical Issues and Trends
Religion and Nation Building, Some Comparisons
Religion and State Formation
The Dialectics of Political-Technological Order and Gnosticism
New Religious Trends and Movements
Concluding Thoughts on the Sociology of Religion
Appendix: Technical Aspects of the Quantitative Analyses
Notes
References
Index
Pacific Sociological Association: Distinguished Scholarship Award
Won
ASA Culture Section: Mary Douglas Prize
Won
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