America's Religions: Traditions and CulturesUndergraduate text chronologically surveys the development of religion in the US from colonial beginnings to the present day, focusing on individual religious traditions as they have developed in the context of each other and the broader American culture. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portlan |
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B The Mediterranean Matrix | 18 |
CHRISTIANITY EAST AND WEST | 37 |
The Sundering | 64 |
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active American religious Anglican Awakening Baptist became Beecher began belief biblical bishops broader Calvin Calvinist Catholicism Christ Christian Church of England Civil clergy colonial Congregationalists congregations conservative contemporary continued culture decades denominations developed distinctive divine early Eastern ecumenical emerged emphasis England English Episcopal Church Episcopalians especially established ethnic evangelical experience faith followers German God's Gospel groups Hebrew Holiness human immigrants Indians institutional Jesus Jewish Jews John Judaism later liberal liturgical Luther Lutheran Lyman Beecher mainline major membership ment Methodist mission moral Mormons movement Native Native American nineteenth century organized origins Orthodox Pentecostal political popular practice preaching Presbyterian Protestant Protestantism Puritan Quakers radical realm Reformed religion revival ritual role Roman Catholic sacraments schools Scripture Second Great Awakening secular Seminary social Social Gospel society South Southern spiritual teaching theological tion tional tradition twentieth century Unitarians United urban variety Vatican II women worship York