Introducing American religion
Selected religious themes and ideas from European, native American, and African life that set the stage for what became religion in the U.S. -- Clash of religious cultures and accommodation -- Accidental diversity -- Diversity in the age of independence -- "Religion in Red, Black, and White&quo...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series/Journal: | World religions series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religion
/ Protestantism
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
United States
Religion
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| Summary: | Selected religious themes and ideas from European, native American, and African life that set the stage for what became religion in the U.S. -- Clash of religious cultures and accommodation -- Accidental diversity -- Diversity in the age of independence -- "Religion in Red, Black, and White": the dimensions of diversity within the African American experience during slavery -- Expanding frontiers; geographic and ideological -- The growth of Roman Catholic immigration and Jewish immigration -- Efforts at unity amid diversity as seen in social reform activities -- Region as a factor in diversity -- How later nineteenth century urbanization and industrialization augmented diversity -- New religious alternatives that emerged in industrializing America -- Retrenchment and reaction after World War I -- Intellectual currents of modernity and beyond -- Challenges to diversity in the 20th century as seen through court cases -- New faces of diversity -- Sex, sexuality, and spirituality |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index |
| ISBN: | 0415448581 |