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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1. VerfasserIn: Lippy, Charles H. 1943- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: London New York Routledge 2009
In:Jahr: 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:World religions series
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B USA / Religion / Protestantismus / Geschichte
weitere Schlagwörter:B United States Religion
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index
ISBN:0415448581