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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... contexts as well as its contemporary manifestations. While trying to avoid detail for its own sake, I have tried to present as full a portrait as possible of the traditions discussed here in terms of their beliefs, practices, and ...
... contexts as well as its contemporary manifestations. While trying to avoid detail for its own sake, I have tried to present as full a portrait as possible of the traditions discussed here in terms of their beliefs, practices, and ...
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... context of the experience of a particular people, remains confined among that people, and is virtually the only option open to any of the members of the people, although change is always possible through commonly accepted visionary ...
... context of the experience of a particular people, remains confined among that people, and is virtually the only option open to any of the members of the people, although change is always possible through commonly accepted visionary ...
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... context of the performance of ritual. As Eliade repeatedly points out, “myth” in this sense lacks the connotation of falsity that it has taken on in ordinary discourse. A myth in the context of Native American religion should rather be ...
... context of the performance of ritual. As Eliade repeatedly points out, “myth” in this sense lacks the connotation of falsity that it has taken on in ordinary discourse. A myth in the context of Native American religion should rather be ...
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... context of the ceremony was that of an annual rite of collective and cosmic renewal. A bosquito or “busk” was an integral part of the ceremony, which extended for several days, in which both individuals and houses were purified of the ...
... context of the ceremony was that of an annual rite of collective and cosmic renewal. A bosquito or “busk” was an integral part of the ceremony, which extended for several days, in which both individuals and houses were purified of the ...
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... context of the slave trade and the institution of slavery. This context dominated African American life until the American Civil War, and its consequences have been inescapable to the present day. A further distinction can be made ...
... context of the slave trade and the institution of slavery. This context dominated African American life until the American Civil War, and its consequences have been inescapable to the present day. A further distinction can be made ...
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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