A History of Religion in America
From the First Settlements through the Civil War
Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-81925-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-81925-1 (ISBN)
Provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America from the pre-colonial era through the aftermath of the Civil War. Chronologically arranged, this book also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions.
A History of Religion in America: From the First Settlements through the Civil War provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America from the pre-colonial era through the aftermath of the Civil War. It explores major religious groups in the United States and the following topics:
• Native American religion before and after the Columbian encounter
• Religion and the Founding Fathers
• Was America founded as a Christian nation?
• Religion and reform in the 19th century
• The first religious outsiders
• A nation and its churches divided
Chronologically arranged and integrating various religious developments into a coherent historical narrative, this book also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions. Designed for undergraduate religious studies and history students A History of Religion in America provides a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the complexity of religion in American history.
A History of Religion in America: From the First Settlements through the Civil War provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America from the pre-colonial era through the aftermath of the Civil War. It explores major religious groups in the United States and the following topics:
• Native American religion before and after the Columbian encounter
• Religion and the Founding Fathers
• Was America founded as a Christian nation?
• Religion and reform in the 19th century
• The first religious outsiders
• A nation and its churches divided
Chronologically arranged and integrating various religious developments into a coherent historical narrative, this book also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions. Designed for undergraduate religious studies and history students A History of Religion in America provides a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the complexity of religion in American history.
Bryan F. Le Beau is retired from the University of Saint Mary, where he served as Professor of History, Provost, and Vice President for Academic Affairs. He is the author of several books on American cultural and religious history.
List of figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Native American Religion and Its European Encounter
British Colonization and the Origins of American Religion
Religion and the American Revolution
Religion and the Early Republic
Religion and the Age of Reform
A People Apart
Civil War and the Churches
Index
| Verlagsort | London |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 324 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-81925-3 / 0415819253 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-81925-1 / 9780415819251 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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