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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Columbia Guides to American History and CulturesPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231140201
  • 9780231530781
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200.973 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2525 .C645 2015
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
Summary: 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 culture, the mutual influence of religion and politics, the rise of fundamentalism, the role of gender and popular culture, and the problems and possibilities of pluralism. Geared toward general readers, students, researchers, and scholars, The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History provides concise yet broad surveys of specific fields, with an extensive glossary and bibliographies listing relevant books, films, articles, music, and media resources for navigating different streams of religious thought and culture.The collection opens with a thematic exploration of American religious history and culture and follows with twenty topical chapters, each of which illuminates the dominant questions and lines of inquiry that have determined scholarship within that chapter's chosen theme. Contributors also outline areas in need of further, more sophisticated study and identify critical resources for additional research. The glossary, "American Religious History, A-Z," lists crucial people, movements, groups, concepts, and historical events, enhanced by extensive statistical data.
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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

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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 culture, the mutual influence of religion and politics, the rise of fundamentalism, the role of gender and popular culture, and the problems and possibilities of pluralism. Geared toward general readers, students, researchers, and scholars, The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History provides concise yet broad surveys of specific fields, with an extensive glossary and bibliographies listing relevant books, films, articles, music, and media resources for navigating different streams of religious thought and culture.The collection opens with a thematic exploration of American religious history and culture and follows with twenty topical chapters, each of which illuminates the dominant questions and lines of inquiry that have determined scholarship within that chapter's chosen theme. Contributors also outline areas in need of further, more sophisticated study and identify critical resources for additional research. The glossary, "American Religious History, A-Z," lists crucial people, movements, groups, concepts, and historical events, enhanced by extensive statistical data.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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