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Paul D. Buchanan - Historic Places of Worship, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Historic Places of Worship

Stories of 51 Extraordinary American Religious Sites Since 1300

Av Paul D. Buchanan

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In St. Augustine, Florida, stands the replicated Mission Nombre de Dios, with a 208-foot stainless steel cross marking the site of the first known Catholic mass celebrated in Florida in 1620. In Montgomery, Alabama, the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is known to many as the birthplace of the civil rights movement. Newport, Rhode Island's Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763, urged new leaders Washington and Jefferson to form a government "which to bigotry gives no sanction, to persecution no assistance."From the Anasazi kivas of Colorado built in the 1300s to the Peace Chapel constructed in 1970 on the Canadian border, this work examines the roots of 51 sites throughout the United States. Each entry provides background on the place of worship and its founders along with its location and religious affiliation. Sites include those devoted to Indian or Native American, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, Baha'i, and other beliefs.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2012-09-20
  • Mått: 178 x 254 x 12 mm
  • Vikt: 431 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 240
  • Förlag: McFarland & Co Inc
  • ISBN: 9780786473786
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Paul D. Buchanan is a social worker, a counselor, an historian, and a freelance writer. He has contributed to a weekly local history column for the The Daily Journal in San Mateo, California.

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“unique”—Library Journal; “important...a useful resource”—Public Library Quarterly; “look[s] at 51 places of worship that have influenced society and culture far beyond their immediate location. Individual entries tell the story of each place of worship, giving its background and significance in essays of 2,000 to 4,000 words”—ARBA; “lively style of writing...extensive index.... This volume is unique for reference collections, because no other reference volume published within the past thirty years examines the buildings of America’s religions. It will be important to libraries with collections of religion, architecture, history, and art”—Reference & User Services Quarterly; “provides a photograph, a historical essay, and a description of each church”—Theology Digest.

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