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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Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
Langue: | Anglais |
Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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London New York
Routledge
2009
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Dans: | Année: 2009 |
Édition: | 1. publ. |
Collection/Revue: | World religions series
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Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Religion
/ Protestantisme
/ Histoire
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Sujets non-standardisés: | B
United States
Religion
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Résumé: | 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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Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index |
ISBN: | 0415448581 |