The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History
The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History
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Abstract
The first guide to American religious history from colonial times to the present, this anthology covers major themes and topics in the development of the diverse religious traditions of the United States. These include the growth and spread of evangelicalism, 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, it 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 book 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. The chapters outline areas in need of further, more sophisticated study and identify critical resources for additional research. The glossary lists crucial people, movements, groups, concepts, and historical events, enhanced by extensive statistical data.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Major Themes in American Religious History
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1.
Colonial Encounters
Linford D. Fisher
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Native American Religions
Suzanne Crawford O’Brien
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Civil Religion and National Identity
Andrew M. Manis
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Theology
Mark Noll
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Evangelicals in American History
Douglas A. Sweeney
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Religion and Politics
Jason C. Bivins
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Religion and the Law in American History
Frank S. Ravitch
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Religion, War, and Peace
Ira R. Chernus
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Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Anthony Michael Petro
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Religion, Race, and African American Life
Edward J. Blum
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Religion, Ethnicity, and the Immigrant Experience
Roberto R. Treviño
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Asian American Religions
Timothy Tseng
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Alternative Religious Movements in American History
Stephen J. Stein
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14.
Religion and the Environment
Lynn Ross-Bryant
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Religion and Popular Culture
Philip Goff
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Religious Conservatism and Fundamentalism
Margaret Bendroth
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Catholicism in America
Leslie Woodcock Tentler
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American Judaism
Alan T. Levenson
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”)
D. Michael Quinn
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Islam in America
Jane Smith
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