The religious history of America

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The religious history of America

Edwin S. Gaustad and Leigh E. Schmidt

HarperSanFrancisco, c2002

Rev. ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-435) and index

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Description

<p>In this landmark work, award-winning Princeton historian Leigh Schmidt teams up with eminent American religious history scholar Edwin Gaustad to produce a fully revised, updated, and expanded version of a modern classic. First published in 1966, "The Religious History of America" made the religious dimensions of our common history readily accessible to a generation of readers. This edition remains true to the literary grace of earlier editions as it expands its scope, increasing the emphasis on pluralism, religious practices, and spiritual seeking, as well as the direct connection of religion to social and political struggle. The authors have updated the structure of the text, replacing the five distinct ages of Gaustad's previous editions with a more explicit emphasis on specific historical markers, carrying the multifaceted story of religion in the United States into the twenty-first century. <p>Extensively illustrated, and with a new emphasis on African-American and Native American religious life, Eastern religions, and the recent boom in spirituality, this new edition of "The Religious History of America" is the master telling of the heart and soul of the American story.

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  • NCID
    BA60486119
  • ISBN
    • 0060630574
    • 0060630566
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [San Francisco]
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 454 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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