Religions of Atlanta: Religious Diversity in the Centennial Olympic CIty

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ISBN-10:: 0788502506
ISBN-13:: 9780788502507
Pub. Date:: 01/28/1996
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-10:: 0788502506
ISBN-13:: 9780788502507
Pub. Date:: 01/28/1996
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA

Religions of Atlanta: Religious Diversity in the Centennial Olympic CIty

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ISBN-13:	9780788502507
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	01/28/1996
Series:	American Academy of Religion Book Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.00(d)

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Series Editor's Preface	xiii
	Foreword	xv
	Introduction	1
Part I	Religious Communities with Deep Roots in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
	Mainline Protestantism in Atlanta	15
	Southern Baptists at Home in Atlanta	39
	African-American Expressions of Protestant Christianity in Atlanta	51
	A "Catholic" Catholic Church: The Roman Catholic Community of Atlanta	67
	Inside/Outside: The Jewish Community of Atlanta	87
Part II	Varieties of Christian Belief and Practice
	Unitarian Universalists: A Liberal Christian Tradition in the South	106
	Christian Science in Atlanta: A Religious Message of Spiritual Healing	115
	Faith, Family, and Tradition Among the Latter-Day Saints of Atlanta	123
	Tongues Aflame: Pentecostal and Charismatic Georgians on Fire for Jesus	139
	The Eastern Orthodox Churches of Atlanta	157
	Churches of African Origin in Atlanta	175
	The Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan-African Orthodox Christian Church	189
	Megachurches of Atlanta	199
	The Marian Apparition Site at Conyers, Georgia	215
Part III	Religious Diversity in the New Metropolis
	Religious Life in the Muslim Community	229
	Hindu Communities in Atlanta	241
	A Global Religion: The Rise of Buddhism and Its Growth in Atlanta	255
	The Atlanta Baha'i Community	265
	On the Road to Clear: The Scientology Community of Atlanta	281
	Religion in Atlanta's Queer Community	291
	New Age in the New South: Alternative Spiritualities in Metropolitan Atlanta	311
Part IV	United in Diversity: The Search for Common Ground
	Atlanta's Civic Identity: Civil Religion in a Southern Metropolis	333
	Interfaith Conversation and Cooperation	349

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