On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:00:45 -0500 Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
writes:
> Michael Pollak wrote:
>
> >The 1950s were a boomtime for
> >religion.
>
> And when, since the founding of the USA, has there been a bear
> market in piety?
The early years of the USA were notable for the general lack of religiosity both among the elites and among the masses. Most of the Founders were more or less avowed Deists, and many educated people were openly disdainful of Christianity. Among the common folk, church membership and church attendance was generally quite low. It was not until the early 19th century that the country was swept by a strong wave of evangelization which fundamentally changed the religious character of the country.
Jim F.
>
> Doug
>
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