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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... became important in the Western world quite early in the human experience, but even the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) began as a collection of oral traditions. For centuries after scripture began to be codified in written form, the vast ...
... became important in the Western world quite early in the human experience, but even the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) began as a collection of oral traditions. For centuries after scripture began to be codified in written form, the vast ...
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... North America, we have already come across instances of the effects of cultural change, particularly that induced by contacts with European American society. As this contact became widespread and it became apparent 24 the traditions.
... North America, we have already come across instances of the effects of cultural change, particularly that induced by contacts with European American society. As this contact became widespread and it became apparent 24 the traditions.
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... became widespread and it became apparent that the old ways could not be continued indefinitely, Native peoples reacted in a number of ways. A substantial number simply died, killed by the epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans ...
... became widespread and it became apparent that the old ways could not be continued indefinitely, Native peoples reacted in a number of ways. A substantial number simply died, killed by the epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans ...
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... became drunk on palm wine before finishing the job, which was completed by his brother Oduduwa. Upon awaking, Orishanla got into a fight with his brother, which may echo the long-past struggle between the Yoruba and the Ibo. The result ...
... became drunk on palm wine before finishing the job, which was completed by his brother Oduduwa. Upon awaking, Orishanla got into a fight with his brother, which may echo the long-past struggle between the Yoruba and the Ibo. The result ...
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... became identified with various orishas. Santería shrines thus ostensibly honor Catholic saints, but in their deeper meaning actually are dedicated to Yoruba orishas. Saint Barbara, for example, is depicted in Western iconography as ...
... became identified with various orishas. Santería shrines thus ostensibly honor Catholic saints, but in their deeper meaning actually are dedicated to Yoruba orishas. Saint Barbara, for example, is depicted in Western iconography as ...
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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