Skip to content

A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers Paperback - 1980

by Martin E. Marty


From the publisher

National Book Award-winning author and historian Martin E. Marty's A Nation of Behavers is a characteristically perceptive new map of American religion. . . . Marty's years of astute observation of America's religious trends and developments have yielded six informal but clearly defined clusters around which people attempt to find not only basic group identity but also some kind of power. Anyone concerned about belief and its manifestations will be immensely aided by Marty's cogent comments on recent religious happenings.--Commonweal This is a book for everyone, more than for the scholar of American religion. . . . Its value is in breadth of vision and new interpretation.--Dean R. Hoge, Theology Today As a means of making sense out of the potpourri of competing groups that compose religious America today, A Nation of Behavers is a first-rate tool.--Edward A. Fiske, New York Times

First line

This essay in contemporary history provides a new map of religious America based on the visible loyalties of people as evidenced in their beliefs and social behavior and expressed in their public quests for group identity and social location.

From the rear cover

In this book, the author constructs a new 'map' of American religion, a sociocultural 'geography of religion'....He argues convincingly that what most distinguishes one religious grouping from another is what people do, ...not primarily what they say or believe. We are a nation of behavers more than believers....It is a brilliant essay and must reading for all wish to understand the nature and function of religion in contemporary American society.

Details

  • Title A Nation of Behavers
  • Author Martin E. Marty
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 247
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date August 15, 1980
  • ISBN 9780226508924 / 0226508927
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.97 x 5.16 x 0.54 in (20.24 x 13.11 x 1.37 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76007997
  • Dewey Decimal Code 200.973

About the author

Martin E. Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Modern Christianity at the University of Chicago. Among his many books are the 1972 National Book Award winner, Righteous Empire: The Protestant Experience in America, and Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America. He is also the author of Modern American Religion, Volume I: The Irony of It All, 1893-1919, published by the University of Chicago Press. The recipient of numerous honorary degrees, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and past President of the American Society of Church History, the American Catholic Historical Association, and the American Academy of Religion.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Marty, Martin E.

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.33
$19.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. xi 239pp paperback, embossed stamp, good . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1976.
Item Price
$6.33
$19.00 shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Marty, Martin E.

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.57
$3.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Item Price
$6.57
$3.99 shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers

A Nation of Behavers

by Martin E. Marty

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.88
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press, 1980. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.88
FREE shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Martin E. Marty

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$8.42
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University Of Chicago Press, 1980-08-15. Paperback. Good.
Item Price
$8.42
FREE shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Marty, Martin E

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$8.50
$10.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$8.50
$10.00 shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Marty, Martin E.

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
UsedGood
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$9.20
$4.85 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press. 1976. Paperback. UsedGood. Softcover; fading and edge wear to exterior; otherwise contents in good con dition with clean text, firm binding. .
Item Price
$9.20
$4.85 shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Marty, Martin E

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$9.60
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$9.60
FREE shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by MARTIN E. MARTY

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$18.00
$3.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University Of Chicago Press, 1980-08-15. Paper Back. New.
Item Price
$18.00
$3.99 shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers [Paperback] [Aug 15, 1980] Marty, Martin E
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers [Paperback] [Aug 15, 1980] Marty, Martin E

by Marty, Martin E

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rollinsford, New Hampshire, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$18.00
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University Of Chicago Press, 1980-08-15. Paperback. Very Good. First printing1976 Univ of Chicago hardcover, good blue cloth cover, slightly edgeworn dustjacket, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.
Item Price
$18.00
FREE shipping to USA
A Nation of Behavers
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

A Nation of Behavers

by Martin E. Marty

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used:Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780226508924 / 0226508927
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$47.55
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University Of Chicago Press, 1980-08-15. Paperback. Used:Good.
Item Price
$47.55
FREE shipping to USA