America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first CenturyA classroom perennial and comprehensive guide, America's Religions lays out the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of the nation's religious movements and denominations. The fourth edition, thoroughly revised and updated by Peter W. Williams, draws on the latest scholarship. In addition to reconsidering the history of America's mainline faiths, it delves into contemporary issues like religion's impact on politics and commerce; the increasingly high profile of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam; Mormonism's entry into the mainstream; and battles over gay marriage and ordination. |
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... American Religious Life 14 chapter 2. The African Background of New World Religions 25 B. The Mediterranean Matrix 30 1. Judaism and the Emergence of Historical Religion 31 chapter 3. The Jewish Tradition 31 chapter 4. From the Religion ...
... American Religious Life 14 chapter 2. The African Background of New World Religions 25 B. The Mediterranean Matrix 30 1. Judaism and the Emergence of Historical Religion 31 chapter 3. The Jewish Tradition 31 chapter 4. From the Religion ...
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... American religious development in one semester, I split the content into several courses, taking the time in each to explain as carefully as possible the backgrounds of each of the traditions we set about studying. This approach is ...
... American religious development in one semester, I split the content into several courses, taking the time in each to explain as carefully as possible the backgrounds of each of the traditions we set about studying. This approach is ...
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From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Peter W. Williams. America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Introduction: Telling Stories Not all that long ago, American religious.
From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Peter W. Williams. America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Introduction: Telling Stories Not all that long ago, American religious.
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... American Churches. Hudson and others were firmly rooted in a Protestant tradition based on the premise that the churches of the Reformation, divided as they might be into distinct denominations, provided the norm for the American religious ...
... American Churches. Hudson and others were firmly rooted in a Protestant tradition based on the premise that the churches of the Reformation, divided as they might be into distinct denominations, provided the norm for the American religious ...
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... Religious Right, which can be interpreted as a vehicle through which previously marginalized conservative ... American religious and cultural mainstream began to grown precarious. First, any number of communities founded on identity ...
... Religious Right, which can be interpreted as a vehicle through which previously marginalized conservative ... American religious and cultural mainstream began to grown precarious. First, any number of communities founded on identity ...
Contents
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Early America Europeans Colonials and Traditional Peoples before the Revolution | 105 |
Houses of Worship From Old World to New | 165 |
Religious Community Formation in the New Republic | 177 |
The End of the Frontier and the Rise of the CIty | 243 |
American Judaism | 329 |
The Twentieth Century and Beyond Further Encounters with Modernity and Pluralism | 343 |
Culture Wars and Great Awakenings | 519 |
Further Reading | 539 |
Index | 551 |
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