Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pyle, Ralph E. Persistence and change in the Protestant establishment Ralph E. Pyle. p. cm. -- (Religion in the age of transformation, ISSN 1087-2388) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-95487-0 (alk. paper). 1. Social classes--United States. 2. Social status--United States. 3. Elite (Social sciences)--United States. 4. Upper class-- United States. 5. WASPs (Persons)--United States. I. Title. II. Series. HN90.S6P95 1996 305.5'0973---dc20 96-10426 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1996 by Ralph E. Pyle All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-10426 ISBN: 0-275-95487-0 ISSN: 1087-2388 First published in 1996 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |