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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... 209 chapter 26. Liturgical Protestantism: Lutherans and Episcopalians in Changing Worlds 209 chapter 27. Religion in the Slave Community 217 D. “Freedom's Ferment”: New Religious Movements 221 chapter 28. Unitarianism,
... 209 chapter 26. Liturgical Protestantism: Lutherans and Episcopalians in Changing Worlds 209 chapter 27. Religion in the Slave Community 217 D. “Freedom's Ferment”: New Religious Movements 221 chapter 28. Unitarianism,
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... Protestantism 245 chapter 31. Victorian Evangelicals 245 chapter 32. Protestant Liberalism and the Social Gospel 255 ... Protestantism 345 chapter 43. “Mainline” Protestantism in the Twenty-first Century 356 chapter 44. Conservative ...
... Protestantism 245 chapter 31. Victorian Evangelicals 245 chapter 32. Protestant Liberalism and the Social Gospel 255 ... Protestantism 345 chapter 43. “Mainline” Protestantism in the Twenty-first Century 356 chapter 44. Conservative ...
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... Protestantism. I am particularly pleased with the input provided by my two “ultimate” M.A. students, Stephanie Brehm and Myev Rees, both now doctoral students at Northwestern University. And I am most grateful for the extensive comments ...
... Protestantism. I am particularly pleased with the input provided by my two “ultimate” M.A. students, Stephanie Brehm and Myev Rees, both now doctoral students at Northwestern University. And I am most grateful for the extensive comments ...
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... Protestantism (13, 16), 17, 23–25, 27, 31, 34, 44, Conclusion Harmonialism (Christian Science, New Thought, New Age, Spiritualism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, Positive Thinking) 41, 55 Hinduism 53 Holiness and Pentecostalism (16), 34, 35 ...
... Protestantism (13, 16), 17, 23–25, 27, 31, 34, 44, Conclusion Harmonialism (Christian Science, New Thought, New Age, Spiritualism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, Positive Thinking) 41, 55 Hinduism 53 Holiness and Pentecostalism (16), 34, 35 ...
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... Protestantism as deserving of more space than any of a number of other traditions, from Jewish to Native American. Robert Orsi, although not rejecting historical narrative, supplemented it with oral interviews in his Madonna of 115th ...
... Protestantism as deserving of more space than any of a number of other traditions, from Jewish to Native American. Robert Orsi, although not rejecting historical narrative, supplemented it with oral interviews in his Madonna of 115th ...
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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