George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History – serie
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17 produkter
Uncommon Faith
A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion
Häftad, 2018
349 kr
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With An Uncommon Faith Eddie S. Glaude Jr. makes explicit his pragmatic approach to the study of African American religion. He insists that scholars take seriously what he calls black religious attitudes, that is, enduring and deep-seated dispositions tied to a transformative ideal that compel …
Protestant Voice in American Pluralism
Häftad, 2006
316 kr
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For 350 years, Protestantism was the dominant religion in America—and its influence spilled over in many directions into the wider culture. Religious historian Martin E. Marty looks at the factors behind both the long period of Protestant ascendancy in America and the comparatively recent diffusion …
Creation-Evolution Debate
Historical Perspectives
Häftad, 2008
349 kr
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Few issues besides evolution have so strained Americans' professed tradition of tolerance. Few historians besides Pulitzer Prize winner Edward J. Larson have so perceptively chronicled evolution's divisive presence on the American scene. This slim volume reviews the key aspects, current and …
Religion Enters the Academy
The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America
Av James Turner
Inbunden, 2011
544 kr
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Religious studies—also known as comparative religion or history of religions—emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century. In Europe, as previous historians have demonstrated, the discipline grew from long-established …
Religion Enters the Academy
The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America
Av James Turner
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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Religious studies—also known as comparative religion or history of religions—emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century. In Europe, as previous historians have demonstrated, the discipline grew from long-established …
Faiths of the Postwar Presidents
From Truman to Obama
Häftad, 2014
314 kr
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The Faiths of the Founding Fathers, an acclaimed look at the spiritual beliefs of such iconic Americans as Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson, established David L. Holmes as a measured voice in the heated debate over the new nation’s religious underpinnings. With the same judicious approach, …
Uncommon Faith
A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion
Inbunden, 2018
1661 kr
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With An Uncommon Faith Eddie S. Glaude Jr. makes explicit his pragmatic approach to the study of African American religion. He insists that scholars take seriously what he calls black religious attitudes, that is, enduring and deep-seated dispositions tied to a transformative ideal that compel …
Southern Religion in the World
Three Stories
Av Paul Harvey
Inbunden, 2019
1766 kr
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Religion in the American South emerged as part of a globalized, transnational movement of peoples from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Ironically, it then came to be seen as the most localized, provincial kind of religion in America, one famously hostile to outside ideas, …
Southern Religion in the World
Three Stories
Av Paul Harvey
Häftad, 2019
383 kr
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Religion in the American South emerged as part of a globalized, transnational movement of peoples from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Ironically, it then came to be seen as the most localized, provincial kind of religion in America, one famously hostile to outside ideas, …
Appalachian Mountain Christianity
The Spirituality of Otherness
Inbunden, 2024
1993 kr
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Appalachian Mountain Christianity examines the beliefs and practices of certain Protestant religious groups, primarily Baptists and Holiness Pentecostals, whose history is shaped in and by the Central Appalachian context. Particular attention is given to Primitive and Old Regular Baptists as well …
Appalachian Mountain Christianity
The Spirituality of Otherness
Häftad, 2024
381 kr
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Appalachian Mountain Christianity examines the beliefs and practices of certain Protestant religious groups, primarily Baptists and Holiness Pentecostals, whose history is shaped in and by the Central Appalachian context. Particular attention is given to Primitive and Old Regular Baptists as well …
Talking About Cults
Abuse and the Study of New Religious Movements
Av Ann Gleig
Inbunden, 2026
2073 kr
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Talking About Cults explores a series of questions: Why have scholars of minority religion rejected the term “cult” and the wider field of cultic studies? How have they responded to allegations of abuse in minority religion? Why do so many survivors of abuse find cult discourse helpful? What new …
Talking About Cults
Abuse and the Study of New Religious Movements
Av Ann Gleig
Häftad, 2026
285 kr
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Talking About Cults explores a series of questions: Why have scholars of minority religion rejected the term “cult” and the wider field of cultic studies? How have they responded to allegations of abuse in minority religion? Why do so many survivors of abuse find cult discourse helpful? What new …
Religion and the American Nation
Historiography and History
Inbunden, 2003
607 kr
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This lively survey ranges across several centuries of change in the ways historians have thought and written about religion in America. In particular, John F. Wilson is concerned with how historians have perceived religion's relationship to the political organization of our country. He begins by …
Urban Origins of American Judaism
Inbunden, 2014
710 kr
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The urban origins of American Judaism began with daily experiences of Jews, their responses to opportunities for social and physical mobility as well as constraints of discrimination and prejudice. Deborah Dash Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of …
Of Gods and Games
Religious Faith and Modern Sports
Inbunden, 2016
504 kr
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That Americans take to sports with a spiritual fervor is no secret. Athletics has even been called a civil religion for how it permeates our daily lives as we chase our own dreams of glory or watch others compete. Few would deny our national devotion to sports; however, many would gloss over it as …
Urban Origins of American Judaism
Häftad, 2017
442 kr
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The urban origins of American Judaism began with daily experiences of Jews, their responses to opportunities for social and physical mobility as well as constraints of discrimination and prejudice. Deborah Dash Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of …
