American Religious HistoryAmanda Porterfield John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 352 pages In this outstanding historical reader, the editor has gathered nine essays and over thirty primary documents to present a coherent picture of the history of American religion. |
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... American Judaism. Jay P. Dolan is Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and former Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. His book, The American Catholic Experience (1985), was the first to ...
... American Judaism. Jay P. Dolan is Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and former Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. His book, The American Catholic Experience (1985), was the first to ...
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... American Protestantism (1976) stands as the definitive study of liberal Protestant thought in the late nineteenth and early ... American Catholic history. Foundational Elements of American Religious History. XIV ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
... American Protestantism (1976) stands as the definitive study of liberal Protestant thought in the late nineteenth and early ... American Catholic history. Foundational Elements of American Religious History. XIV ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
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... American system of government and way of life that is unparalleled elsewhere ... American culture and self-understanding. Strong commitment to the authority of ... Catholic Church. But in the nineteenth century, Mormons and Catholics met ...
... American system of government and way of life that is unparalleled elsewhere ... American culture and self-understanding. Strong commitment to the authority of ... Catholic Church. But in the nineteenth century, Mormons and Catholics met ...
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... American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 that Native Americans won a ... American society more just and enlightened. But at the same time, their ideas ... Catholic leaders favored the principles of religious freedom and separation ...
... American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 that Native Americans won a ... American society more just and enlightened. But at the same time, their ideas ... Catholic leaders favored the principles of religious freedom and separation ...
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... American interpretation of Catholicism emphasized the transforming power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of ... American culture. From their perspective, religious freedom contributed to the strength of the Catholic Church, much ...
... American interpretation of Catholicism emphasized the transforming power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of ... American culture. From their perspective, religious freedom contributed to the strength of the Catholic Church, much ...
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