The Crisis in the Churches : Spiritual Malaise, Fiscal Woe

America's churches have fallen on hard times. But this crisis, argues Wuthnow, is more than economic; it is at bottom spiritual .

Pointing to both the failure of the clergy to confront their financial problems head-on, and their neglect of the real spiritual needs of their predominantly middle-class congregations, it offers suggestions for more effective ministry.

This may be of value to economists, scholars of American church history and religion.