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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... South 282 B. Traditions in Transition: European Immigrants 292 chapter 36. American Catholicism: From Ethnic Pluralism to Institutional Unity 292 chapter 37. Eastern Christianity in America 302 chapter 38. Ethnic Diversity and ...
... South 282 B. Traditions in Transition: European Immigrants 292 chapter 36. American Catholicism: From Ethnic Pluralism to Institutional Unity 292 chapter 37. Eastern Christianity in America 302 chapter 38. Ethnic Diversity and ...
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... South, Curtis Ellison and the late Jack Temple Kirby. For this fourth edition, I would like to acknowledge Kathleen Flake for advice on Latter-day Saints; Mary Kupiec Cayton on nineteenth-century evangelicals; and James Hudnut-Beumler ...
... South, Curtis Ellison and the late Jack Temple Kirby. For this fourth edition, I would like to acknowledge Kathleen Flake for advice on Latter-day Saints; Mary Kupiec Cayton on nineteenth-century evangelicals; and James Hudnut-Beumler ...
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... South but also forced white Americans to reexamine their premises about race. The feminist and gay rights movements of succeeding years both created a new discourse about sexuality and gender roles, and also helped precipitate a ...
... South but also forced white Americans to reexamine their premises about race. The feminist and gay rights movements of succeeding years both created a new discourse about sexuality and gender roles, and also helped precipitate a ...
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... south to Tierra del Fuego. For some, mobility was more or less continuous as they adopted nomadic patterns in pursuit of game. Others, such as the agriculturists of the south, became more settled, but never escaped from the periodic ...
... south to Tierra del Fuego. For some, mobility was more or less continuous as they adopted nomadic patterns in pursuit of game. Others, such as the agriculturists of the south, became more settled, but never escaped from the periodic ...
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... South indicates European and African antecedents as well. Among the Navajo especially, belief in witchcraft is pervasive and has given rise to a complex lore distinguishing among different sorts of witchcraft and prescribing means of ...
... South indicates European and African antecedents as well. Among the Navajo especially, belief in witchcraft is pervasive and has given rise to a complex lore distinguishing among different sorts of witchcraft and prescribing means of ...
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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