History of Religion in America (eBook)

From the First Settlements through the Civil War

Bryan Le Beau (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
172 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-136-68891-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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 dividedChronologically 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• ISBN-10: 1-136-68891-9 / 1136688919
• ISBN-13: 978-1-136-68891-1 / 9781136688911