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Religion in American life : a short history /
Perhaps surprising in a country without a national church, religion has played a powerful role in American life. Now, in the new paperback edition of Religion in American Life, three of the country's most eminent historians of religion offer a superb overview that spans four centuries, illumina...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Edición: | Updated ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Perhaps surprising in a country without a national church, religion has played a powerful role in American life. Now, in the new paperback edition of Religion in American Life, three of the country's most eminent historians of religion offer a superb overview that spans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in our nation's history. Jon Butler begins by describing the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization. He traces the progress of religion in the colonies through the time of the American Revolution, |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 496 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-463) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198044260 0198044267 0195333292 9780195333299 9781435617971 1435617975 9786611162375 6611162372 |