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Religion in American History

ISBN: 9781405161374 | 140516137X
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 4/26/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Throughout the history of the United States, religion contributed both to forces of diversity, fragmentation, and factionalism, and also to the need for union and a sense of cultural belonging. Bringing together a team of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book provides a cutting edge interpretation about the place of religion in American history and its impact across a range of issues, from identity formation and politics, to race, gender, and class.With a crisp and engaging style, Religion in American History is a comprehensive i... MORE
List of Figuresp. vii
How to Use This Bookp. ix
Notes on Contributorsp. x
Introductionp. 1
Exploration and Encounter (1492-1692)p. 9
Politicsp. 11
Cosmologyp. 29
Communityp. 49
Practicep. 69
The Atlantic World (1692-1803)p. 89
Politicsp. 91
Cosmolog... MOREp. 109
Communityp. 134
Practicep. 151
American Empire (1803-1898)p. 171
Politicsp. 173
Cosmologyp. 190
Communityp. 210
Practicep. 229
Global Reach (1898-Present)p. 247
Politicsp. 249
Cosmologyp. 266
Communityp. 285
Practicep. 302
Acknowledgmentsp. 321
Indexp. 323
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Amanda Porterfield is Robert A. Spivey Professor of religion and Professor of history at Florida State University. She has written books on the New England Puritans, Protestant women missionaries in the 19th century, and the transformation of American religion after 1960. Her publications include The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late-Twentieth Century Awakening (2001); American Religious History (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2002); and The Protestant Experience in America (2006).

John Corrigan is the Edwin Scott Gaustad Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. He has published extensively on American religious history, religion and emotion, religious intolerance, and religion and spatiality. His recent books include The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Emotion (2007) and Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History (with Lynn Neal, 2009).



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