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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... Popular Religion in New Keys 501 Conclusion: Culture Wars and Great Awakenings 519 Further Reading 539 Index 551 Illustrations follow pages 164 and 328. Preface to the Fourth Edition America's Religions: From Their Origins.
... Popular Religion in New Keys 501 Conclusion: Culture Wars and Great Awakenings 519 Further Reading 539 Index 551 Illustrations follow pages 164 and 328. Preface to the Fourth Edition America's Religions: From Their Origins.
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... popular,” “vernacular,” “lived,” or “material” religion. Some of these emphases—such as, say, African American religion—are susceptible to narrative treatment, whereas others are less so. Is it still possible to present a narrative ...
... popular,” “vernacular,” “lived,” or “material” religion. Some of these emphases—such as, say, African American religion—are susceptible to narrative treatment, whereas others are less so. Is it still possible to present a narrative ...
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... popular culture. This cultural impact has been highly significant in the realm of religion as well, ranging from the prophetic rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement to the cross-fertilization of black and white styles of evangelical ...
... popular culture. This cultural impact has been highly significant in the realm of religion as well, ranging from the prophetic rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement to the cross-fertilization of black and white styles of evangelical ...
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... popular cultures. The texture of the religious life of a people who have lived for centuries without contact with the technology and values of modernity, though, differs substantially from the world of Joel Osteen and Creflo Dollar. The ...
... popular cultures. The texture of the religious life of a people who have lived for centuries without contact with the technology and values of modernity, though, differs substantially from the world of Joel Osteen and Creflo Dollar. The ...
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... popular excitement such as the Crusades, when mobs invaded the ghettoes and slaughtered Jews. Although, needless to say, this folklore had no factual basis, it legitimated Christians' using Jews as scapegoats and objects for the ...
... popular excitement such as the Crusades, when mobs invaded the ghettoes and slaughtered Jews. Although, needless to say, this folklore had no factual basis, it legitimated Christians' using Jews as scapegoats and objects for the ...
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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America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Peter W. Williams Limited preview - 2002 |
America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Peter W. Williams Limited preview - 2008 |
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