The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History / / ed. by Edward Blum, Paul Harvey.

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• MitwirkendeR: Bendroth, Margaret,; Bivins, Jason C.,; Blum, Edward J.,; Chernus, Ira R.,; Crawford O'Brien, Suzanne,; Fisher, Linford D.,; Goff, Philip,; Harvey, Paul,; Levenson, Alan T.,; Manis, Andrew M.,; Noll, Mark,; Petro, Anthony Michael,; Quinn, D. Michael,; Ravitch, Frank S.,; Ross-Bryant, Lynn,; Smith, Jane,; Stein, Stephen J.,; Sweeney, Douglas A.,; Treviño, Roberto R.,; Tseng, Timothy,; Woodcock Tentler, Leslie,
• HerausgeberIn: Blum, Edward,; Harvey, Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)

The first guide to American religious history from colonial times to the present, this anthology features twenty-two leading scholars speaking on major themes and topics in the development of the diverse religious traditions of the United States. These include the growth and spread of evangelical cu...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction: Major Themes in American Religious History
• 1. Colonial Encounters
• 2. Native American Religions
• 3. Civil Religion and National Identity
• 4. Theology
• 5. Evangelicals in American History
• 6. Religion and Politics
• 7. Religion and the Law in American History
• 8. Religion, War, and Peace
• 9. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
• 10. Religion, Race, and African American Life
• 11. Religion, Ethnicity, and the Immigrant Experience
• 12. Asian American Religions
• 13. Alternative Religious Movements in American History
• 14. Religion and the Environment
• 15. Religion and Popular Culture
• 16. Religious Conservatism and Fundamentalism
• 17. Catholicism in America
• 18. American Judaism
• 19. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons")
• 20. Islam in America
• American Religious History, A-Z
• Bibliography
• Filmography
• Discography
• Selected Online American Religious History Resources
• Contributors
• Index