The Cambridge history of religions in America

Author(s)

• Stein, Stephen J.

Bibliographic Information

The Cambridge history of religions in America

edited by Stephen J. Stein

Cambridge University Press, 2012

• : set
• v. 1 : hardback
• v. 2 : hardback
• v. 3 : hardback

Other Title

History of religions in America

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Vol. 1. Pre-Columbian times to 1790 -- v. 2. 1790 to 1945 -- v. 3. 1945 to the present

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The three volumes of The Cambridge History of Religions in America trace the historical development of religious traditions in America, following both their transplantation from other parts of the world and the inauguration of new religious movements on the continent of North America. This history shows complex relationships among these religious communities as well as the growth of distinctive theological ideas and religious practices. The result of this development in North America is a rich religious culture that includes representatives of most of the world's religions. Volume 1 extends chronologically from prehistoric times until 1790, a date linked to the formation of the United States as a nation. Volume 2 focuses on the time period from 1790 until 1945. Volume 3 examines the religious situation in the United States from the end of the Second World War to the second decade of the twenty-first century, contextualized in the larger North American continental context.

Table of Contents

• Part I. Background on Religious Traditions - pre-1500s
• Part II. Religions in the Post-Columbian New World - 1500-1680s
• Part III. Religious Patterns in Colonial America - 1680s-1730s
• Part IV. Religious Diversity in British America - 1730s-1790
• Part V. American Religions in the Eighteenth-Century International Context
• Part VI. Thematic Essays
• Part I. Religion in North America
• Part II. Religions in the New Nation, 1790-1865
• Part III. Changing Religious Realities
• Part IV. Religious Responses to Modern Life and Thought
• Part V. Comparative Essays
• Part VI. Religion and Other Diverse Areas
• Part I. The Postwar Religious World, 1945 and Following
• Part II. Controversial Issues in Transitional Times
• Part III. The World's Religions in America
• Part IV. Religious and Cultural Conflict in America
• Part V. New and Continuing Religious Realities in America
• Part VI. Concluding Essays.

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Details

• NCID: BB10100691
• ISBN:
  • 9781107013346
  • 9780521871105
  • 9780521871099
  • 9780521871082
• LCCN: 2011026109
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 3 v.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL2525
  • DC23 : 200.973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States -- Religion