Religion in American Life – serie
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17 produkter
Mormons in America
Av Claudia Lauper Bushman, Richard Lyman Bushman
Inbunden, 1999
426 kr
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Mormonism is one of the world's fastest growing religions, doubling its membership every 15 years. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the formal denomination of the Mormon church) is now 10 million strong, with more than half of its membership coming from outside the United States. …
Religion in Nineteenth Century America
Av Grant Wacker
Inbunden, 2009
429 kr
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Written from the perspective of the various denominations that thrived in the 19th century, this comprehensive survey of the middle period in America's religious past actually starts a little earlier, in the 1780s. In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the citizens of the newly-minted …
Canaan Land
A Religious History of African Americans
Häftad, 2001
249 kr
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Throughout African-American history, religion has been indelibly intertwined with the fight against intolerance and racial prejudice. Martin Luther King, Jr., America's best-known champion of civil liberties, was a Baptist minister. Father Divine, a fiery preacher who established a large following …
The Land Looks After Us
A History of Native American Religion
Häftad, 2001
235 kr
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Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions. Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through …
Building the Kingdom
A History of Mormons in America
Av Claudia L. Bushman, Richard L. Bushman
Häftad, 2002
227 kr
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Building the Kingdom traces the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, which began in America in the early 1800s and continues today throughout the world. The book covers the church's origin and history and includes a well-balanced …
The Work We Have to Do
A History of Protestants in America
Av Mark A. Noll
Häftad, 2005
406 kr
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A readable, far-reaching history of a multi-denominational, multi-regional, and multi-ethnic religious group, Protestants in America explores the physical and ideological roots of the denomination up to the present day, and traces the origins of American Protestants all the way back to the first …
A New Promised Land
A History of Jews in America
Häftad, 2003
406 kr
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"An excellent Afikoman gift for the teen or young adult at the seder... Diner...writes in a clear style that pulls together that diverse entity known as the American Jewish community."--The Chicago Jewish StarAn engaging chronicle of Jewish life in the United States, A New Promised Land …
Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land
A History of Church and State in America
Häftad, 2003
271 kr
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Should prayer be allowed in public schools? Should biology be taught according to Darwin or to the book of Genesis? Why is polygamy against the law? These are just a few of the questions that touch our lives directly and emerge out of the separation of church and state. In this volume, one of the …
Parade of Faiths
Immigration and American Religion
Häftad, 2007
341 kr
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American religious history IS the history of immigration, from the first settlers in the 'Promised Land' to today's arrivals from every corner of the globe. Immigration and American Relgion in American Life series (Jon Butler and Harry S. Stout, general editors), examines the immigrant experience …
Orthodox Christians in America
A Short History
Häftad, 2007
334 kr
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This book follows the momentous events and notable individuals in the history of the Orthodox dioceses in America. Erickson explains the huge impact Orthodox Christianity has had on the history of immigration, and how the religion has changed as a result of the American experience. Lively, …
Sisters and Saints
Women and American Religion
Av Ann Braude
Häftad, 2007
341 kr
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Ann Braude demonstrates the important role of women in American religious history. Although women have until recently been barred from public religious leadership, their support has sustained American religious organizations for centuries. Focusing on this crucial role, Braude examines the …
New World Faiths
Religion in Colonial America
Av Jon Butler
Häftad, 2008
341 kr
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Many people believe that the piety of the Pilgrims typified early American religion. However, by the 1730s Catholics, Jews, and Africans had joined Native Americans, Puritans, and numerous other Protestants in the colonies. Jon Butler launches his narrative with a description of the state of …
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America
A Short History
Av Gurinder Singh Mann, Paul Numrich m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
334 kr
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This book explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion - and consequently culture - is 'remade in the USA'. Peppered with stories of individual people and how they actually live their religion, this informative book gives an overview of each religion's beliefs, a short …
Communion of Immigrants
A History of Catholics in America (Updated Edition)
Häftad, 2007
341 kr
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Catholicism has grown from a suppressed and persecuted outsiders' religion in the American colonies to become the nation's single largest denomination. James Fisher surveys more than four centuries of Catholics' involvement in American history, following the transformation of catholicism into one …
Muslims in America
A Short History
Häftad, 2009
341 kr
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Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have …
The Lives of David Brainerd
The Making of an American Evangelical Icon
Av John A Grigg
Inbunden, 2009
1720 kr
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David Brainerd is one of the most enigmatic figures in American religious history. Born in Connecticut in 1718, he entered Yale at the age of 21. Expelled in 1741 for refusing to accept the discipline of the college's administration, Brainerd was ordained by a local ministerial association. After a …
Religion in American Life
A Short History
Av Jon Butler, Grant Wacker m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
711 kr
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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life.... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated …
