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To represent the families, a specific denomination was selected: United Methodists, Southern Baptists, Assemblies of God, Roman Catholics, and Conservative Jews, respectively. Data collection consisted interviewing practitioners and scholars, combing libraries, and searching archives. After data were obtained, they were organized, compared and contrasted. Conclusions were formed based upon the data.","The study was guided by six research questions: (1) How did religious groups' concept of recreation evolve in the United States between 1872 and 1992? (2) Which of H. Richard Niebuhr's five models of religion and culture best describes the current relationship between the Church and recreation? (3) What historical events do religious groups claim influenced church-recreation in the United States between 1872 and 1992? (4) From the viewpoint of religious organizations, how has the relationship of the Church related to other providers of recreation in U.S. society? (5) What major problems faced leaders of church-recreation in the United States between 1872 and 1992? and (6) How has church-recreation related to other forms of ministry in the United States between 1872 and 1992? The overall conclusion was made that Protestants, Catholics, and Jews differ slightly regarding how church-recreation evolved, but they agree that, although the Church has experienced peaks and troughs in the growth of church-recreation, on the whole, the twentieth century American Church has moved steadily deeper into the field of recreation.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:11:26Z (GMT). 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