America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first CenturyIn this comprehensive survey, Williams offers concise descriptions of the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of America's most influential and distinctive religious movements and denominations. Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of America's Religions incorporates the latest scholarship on religion and considers timely issues such as status of Muslims in the United States after September 11, 2001; the impact of religion on American politics, especially concerning the emergence of the Religious Right; and the intense battles fought within the Catholic Church and other denominations over the status of gay marriage and accusations of clergy members' sexual abuse. This edition also includes thirty-eight new illustrations of key persons in American religious history and notable places of worship. |
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... means mutually exclusive , and the combination of factors giving them authority varied from people to people . Similarly , shamans may not be at all the only people with access to visions . Among the Massachusets , for example , the ...
... means mutually exclusive , and the combination of factors giving them authority varied from people to people . Similarly , shamans may not be at all the only people with access to visions . Among the Massachusets , for example , the ...
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... means ritually clean and fit to eat . ( In its broader contemporary sense , it also is used informally by Jews and Gentiles alike to mean " OK " or legitimate . ) The following are some of its more important features : 1. Pork and ...
... means ritually clean and fit to eat . ( In its broader contemporary sense , it also is used informally by Jews and Gentiles alike to mean " OK " or legitimate . ) The following are some of its more important features : 1. Pork and ...
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... means to that goal provided by the insti- tutional church through the sacraments . Particularly directed toward this expectation of human failings was Penance - more recently renamed Reconciliation — which provided a regular means for ...
... means to that goal provided by the insti- tutional church through the sacraments . Particularly directed toward this expectation of human failings was Penance - more recently renamed Reconciliation — which provided a regular means for ...
Contents
THE TRADITIONS | 13 |
The Sundering of Western Christendom and the Emergence of the Protestant Traditions | 78 |
The Lutheran Tradition | 79 |
Copyright | |
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