Librarian
Geoff Morse
Contact:
Geoff Morse
Liaison for American Studies, History, Jewish Studies, and Religious Studies
Interim Head, Research Services
Room 2624
2nd floor, east tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2300
phone: 847-467-1866
gmorse@northwestern.edu
For more library assistance please see the Library web site.
Liaison for American Studies, History, Jewish Studies, and Religious Studies
Interim Head, Research Services
Room 2624
2nd floor, east tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2300
phone: 847-467-1866
gmorse@northwestern.edu
For more library assistance please see the Library web site.
Key Resources
- AdherentsProvides statistics on "over 4,000 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."
World Christian Encyclopedia
byCall Number: 203.21 W927 2001 Main Library Reference (Non-circulating)(1st floor, east tower)ISBN: 0195079639Publication Date: 2001
Related Resources
Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000
byCall Number: 200.973 R3829 Oak Grove LIbrary Center (request online)ISBN: 091442226XPublication Date: 2002
Religious Cultures of the World
byCall Number: 200.21 P242r Oak Grove LIbrary Center (request online)ISBN: 0313297681Publication Date: 1997Included in this book are tables covering 329 variables for over 70 religious groups. The statistics presented were chosen for their potential use to economists, social scientists, and persons involved in cross cultural religious studies. Library catalog record
New Historical Atlas of Religion in America
byCall Number: 277.3 G274h 2001 MAIN Government Info, Lower Level room B190(Atlas Case 1) (Non-Circulating)ISBN: 019509168XPublication Date: 2001This work includes numerous historical statistics in the appendices. Library catalog record- Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.SFrom the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
- Religion and Politics: Contention and ConsensusFrom the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
The People's Religion
byCall Number: 291.0973 G175p Oak Grove LIbrary Center (request online)ISBN: 0025423819Publication Date: 1989Published in 1989 this work provides some data as well as information on religious trends in the United States from the 1930s through the 1980s. Library catalog record
Chicago Area Statistics
- The Place of Religion in Chicago
byCall Number: L 306.60977 Z49p Main library, large books,4th floor, north towerISBN: 9781935195153Publication Date: 2011Appendices in this work include the following tables:
- Appendix A: Cook County/Chicago: Number of Churches and Members, and Denomination, 1850-2000
- Appendix D: Houses of Worship, by Municipality or Community Area and Denomination (Rank Ordered by Total Number of Houses of Worship)
- Appendix E: House of Worship, Total Houses of Worship, Total Population, and Population Density by Municipality or Community Area (rank ordered by number of houses of worship)
- Appendix G: Results of Telephone Survey