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America's religions : from their origins to the twenty-first century / Peter W. Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780252097706
  • 025209770X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: America's religions.DDC classification:
  • 200.973 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2525
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources: Summary: A classroom perennial and essential reference, 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 the 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. (Publisher).
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1427523

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A classroom perennial and essential reference, 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 the 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. (Publisher).