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Bainbridge. The Endtime Family: Children of God (2002);
Bellah. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life (1985);
Berger. The Noise of Solemn Assemblies (1961);
Bowden, John, ed. Christianity: The Complete Guide (2005);
Certeau. Le Christianisme éclaté (1974);
Edwards, David Lawrence. Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (1997);
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Littell, Franklin H. Historical Atlas of Christianity (2001);
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- The Future of Christianity (2011);
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McManners, John, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity (1990);
Stark. American Piety (1968);
- The Churching of America 1776-1992 (2005);
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- The Rise of Mormonism (2005);
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Troeltsch, Ernst. The Social Theachings of the Christian Churches (1931);
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Wilson, Bryan. Sects and Society: The Sociology of Three Religious Groups in Britain (1961);
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Woods, Thomas E. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization (2005).