Encyclopedia of Religion in America, Volume 1Charles H. Lippy, Peter W. Williams A multidisciplinary examination of religion in American life Encyclopedia of Religion in America examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. This authoritative four-volume reference work explains the origins, development, adaptation, influence, and interrelations of the many faiths practiced, including major world religions, new religious sects, cults, and religious movements that originated or had an influence in the United States. Edited by well-known experts in the field, the Encyclopedia covers all the significant religious denominations and movements that have originated or flourished in North America, from the beginning of European settlement to the present day. The broad multidisciplinary coverage includes the religious life of indigenous peoples, specific aspects of religious life, and the relationship of political, social, economic, and cultural spheres. Topics include:
Encyclopedia of Religion in America is an essential resource for students and scholars researching issues in a wide variety of social science disciplines, from American history to cultural studies, political science, gender studies, psychology of religion, and more. It reflects new scholarly research and interpretation that have emerged over the last two decades, as well as significant new areas of study, such as post-9/11 America, the role of gays and lesbians in church, gender, and the role of the evangelicals in American political life. |
Contents
Abolitionism and Antislavery | 1 |
Family Gender and Sexuality | 4 |
Adventism and Millennialism | 12 |
MormonsLatterday Saints | 14 |
Adventist and Millennialist Denominational Families | 21 |
Asian Religions Religions of Asian | 25 |
From the Civil War | 33 |
PostCivil Rights Era | 43 |
New and NonTraditional Religious | 382 |
Pluralism | 385 |
Protestants and the United Church of Canada | 395 |
Caribbean Religious Culture and Influence | 404 |
Celebrity Culture | 411 |
New Religious Movements | 412 |
ChabadLubavitch | 419 |
Children and Adolescents | 432 |
African Traditional Religions | 51 |
Amana Communities | 58 |
American Revolution | 67 |
Anabaptist Denominational Family | 75 |
Anabaptists | 83 |
Angels | 89 |
Anglicans in Colonial and Revolutionary America | 104 |
QuakersFriends | 111 |
AntiCatholicism | 112 |
AntiSemitism | 121 |
Apocalypticism | 127 |
Mainline Protestantism | 131 |
Violence and Terror 2245 | 140 |
Architecture | 142 |
Asian Religions | 149 |
Early America | 156 |
The European Protestant Background | 163 |
Jewish | 169 |
Muslim | 175 |
New Religious Movements | 181 |
Roman Catholic | 194 |
112 | 201 |
Liturgical Arts | 202 |
Atheism Agnosticism and Disbelief | 203 |
Atlantic World | 213 |
NeoThomism 1541 | 218 |
Baháí | 221 |
African American | 224 |
Denominations | 230 |
Anabaptist and Pietist Groups | 251 |
Tradition and Heritage | 254 |
As Sacred Text Translations Cultural Role | 281 |
Colonies 1960 | 283 |
Anglican 2360 | 285 |
Catholics in the New Nation | 293 |
Interpretation of | 294 |
Bioethics | 302 |
Book of Mormon | 310 |
Canada | 321 |
California and the Pacific Rim Region | 329 |
The Cold War and Vatican II 1984 | 336 |
CalvinistReformed Tradition and Heritage | 337 |
Camp Meetings | 347 |
Aboriginal Traditions | 353 |
Anglicans | 360 |
Catholics | 368 |
Muslim 2376 | 376 |
Church and State | 377 |
Christian Science | 440 |
Esoteric Movements 751 | 448 |
Revolutionary Period and Early | 449 |
Churches of Christ | 460 |
City Missions | 466 |
Organization Forms of Religion | 468 |
Civil War | 475 |
Common Sense Realism | 483 |
Congregationalists | 488 |
Congregations | 496 |
Seeker Churches | 502 |
Cult of Domesticity | 511 |
Philosophical and Theological | 514 |
Death and Burial Practices | 517 |
Bioethics 302 | 522 |
Deism | 526 |
The Electronic Church 677 | 535 |
Denominationalism | 541 |
Devotionalism | 551 |
Disciples of Christ | 558 |
Dispensationalism | 564 |
Film | 567 |
Colonial 1753 | 575 |
Region and Regionalism | 5 |
Volume 2 | 8 |
Serpent Handlers | 13 |
New England Region 1551 | 17 |
Eastern Orthodox Tradition and Heritage 577 | 19 |
Philosophical Theology 1646 | 20 |
Feminism 827 | 23 |
Puritans 1793 | 24 |
Folklore 845 | 25 |
Harmonialism and Metaphysical Religion 937 | 29 |
Healing 948 | 30 |
Holidays 1001 | 31 |
Marriage and Family 1317 | 41 |
African American 1440 | 46 |
NeoPaganism 1538 | 48 |
Settlement Houses | 49 |
Popular Religion and Popular Culture 1701 | 53 |
Nineteenth Century 1576 | 54 |
Volume 4 | 56 |
Seventhday Adventists | 62 |
Social Forces and Movements | 63 |
Masculinity 1322 | 66 |
Sports 2153 | 67 |
Pentecostal Denominational Family 1615 | 72 |
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