What Would Jesus Buy: American Consumption of Religious and Spiritual Material Goods

摘要: This article examines an important and understudied part of the sociological study religion: consumption religious materials. We use data from Baylor Religion Survey present initial look at which Americans read Left Behind series, viewed The Passion Christ, or purchased paraphernalia such as “What Would Jesus Do” bracelets. Drawing on cultural capital research we explore class, demographic, influences patterns. find some support for each these perspectives, suggests that is not a subset nor practice but combination both.