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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... Anglican Tradition 88 chapter 10. Calvinism and the Reformed Tradition 96 chapter 11. The Radical Reformation and ... Anglicans 107 chapter 13. New England Puritans 109 chapter 14. Presbyterians and Other Reformed Churches 121 chapter 15 ...
... Anglican Tradition 88 chapter 10. Calvinism and the Reformed Tradition 96 chapter 11. The Radical Reformation and ... Anglicans 107 chapter 13. New England Puritans 109 chapter 14. Presbyterians and Other Reformed Churches 121 chapter 15 ...
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... Anglican Renaissance 264 chapter 34. Reactions to Modernity: Fundamentalism, Holiness, Pentecostalism 269 chapter 35. Religion in the South 282 B. Traditions in Transition: European Immigrants 292 chapter 36. American Catholicism: From ...
... Anglican Renaissance 264 chapter 34. Reactions to Modernity: Fundamentalism, Holiness, Pentecostalism 269 chapter 35. Religion in the South 282 B. Traditions in Transition: European Immigrants 292 chapter 36. American Catholicism: From ...
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... Anglican, easily accommodates this combination of detachment, engagement, and irony, as behooves any church founded ... Anglicanism, John Nicholas Gill, David Hein, David Holmes, Eugene Y. Lowe, Jr., Thomas Mason, and Robert Prichard ...
... Anglican, easily accommodates this combination of detachment, engagement, and irony, as behooves any church founded ... Anglicanism, John Nicholas Gill, David Hein, David Holmes, Eugene Y. Lowe, Jr., Thomas Mason, and Robert Prichard ...
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... Anglicanism (the Episcopal Church) 9, 12, (23–25), 26, (31), 32, 33, (42), 43 Baptists and Anabaptism 11, 17, 19, (22), 23–25, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, (42), 43,44, Conclusion Buddhism 53 Eastern Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy) 6, 37 ...
... Anglicanism (the Episcopal Church) 9, 12, (23–25), 26, (31), 32, 33, (42), 43 Baptists and Anabaptism 11, 17, 19, (22), 23–25, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, (42), 43,44, Conclusion Buddhism 53 Eastern Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy) 6, 37 ...
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... Anglican churches demonstrated the reality of the power of the laity in the conduct of religious affairs, and even the ultimately hierarchical Roman Catholic church began its career in the New Republic with a bishop elected by his ...
... Anglican churches demonstrated the reality of the power of the laity in the conduct of religious affairs, and even the ultimately hierarchical Roman Catholic church began its career in the New Republic with a bishop elected by his ...
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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