Sociologists puzzled for decades over the growth of evangelical Protestantism. Christian Smiths study argues that we can learn a lot and get past some faulty assumptions in the sociology of religion if we consider American evangelical Protestantism as a subculture. Write an essay that discusses Smiths subculture perspective on evangelical Protestantism, why he thinks this is such a promising way to understand this religious phenomenon, and how Luhrmanns more recent study can be seen as either extending or challenging Smiths insights. Make sure your essay addresses these points along the way: