Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-324) and index.
Introduction: Atheism, Faith, and the Social Scientific Study of Religion -- Pt. 1. Paradigms in Conflict. 1. A New Look at Old Issues. 2. Rationality and the "Religious Mind" 3. Secularization, R.I.P. -- Pt. 2. The Religious Individual. 4. The Micro Foundations of Religion. 5. Religious Choices: Conversion and Reaffiliation -- Pt. 3. The Religious Group. 6. Religious Group Dynamics. 7. Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival -- Pt. 4. The Religious Economy. 8. A Theoretical Model of Religious Economies. 9. Religious Competition and Commitment: An International Assessment. 10. Church-to-Sect Movements. Appendix: Propositions and Definitions.