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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butler, Jon, 1940-
Otros Autores: Wacker, Grant, 1945-, Balmer, Randall Herbert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Edición:Updated ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • PREFACE; RELIGION IN COLONIAL AMERICA; CHAPTER ONE: Worlds Old and New; CHAPTER TWO: Religion and Missions in New Spain and New France; CHAPTER THREE: Religion in England's First Colonies; CHAPTER FOUR: The Flowering of Religious Diversity; CHAPTER FIVE: African and American Indian Religion; CHAPTER SIX: Reviving Colonial Religion; CHAPTER SEVEN: Religion and the American Revolution; RELIGION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA; CHAPTER EIGHT: Prophets for a New Nation; CHAPTER NINE: Awakeners of the Heart; CHAPTER TEN: Reformers and Visionaries; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Restorers of Ancient Ways
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: Sojourners at HomeCHAPTER THIRTEEN: Warriors for God and Religion; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Fashioners of Immigrant Faiths; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Innovators in a World of New Ideas; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Conservers of Tradition; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Adventurers of the Spirit; RELIGION IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: A New Century; CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Age of Militancy; CHAPTER TWENTY: In God We Trust; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Religion in the New Frontier; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Religion in an Age of Upheaval; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Preachers, Politicians, and Prodigals
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Religion for the New MillenniumEPILOGUE; CHRONOLOGY; FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z