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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... BUDDHISM IN AMERICA Charles S. Prebish STRIVING FOR MUSLIM WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS - BEFORE AND BEYOND BEIJING: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons PRIMARY DOCUMENTS A MODEL OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY (I630) john Winthrop ...
... BUDDHISM IN AMERICA Charles S. Prebish STRIVING FOR MUSLIM WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS - BEFORE AND BEYOND BEIJING: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons PRIMARY DOCUMENTS A MODEL OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY (I630) john Winthrop ...
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... Buddhist Ethics. His books, The Luminous Passage (1999) and The Faces of Buddhism in America (coedited with Kenneth K. Tanaka in 1998), are the most comprehensive studies of American Buddhist practice to date. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons ...
... Buddhist Ethics. His books, The Luminous Passage (1999) and The Faces of Buddhism in America (coedited with Kenneth K. Tanaka in 1998), are the most comprehensive studies of American Buddhist practice to date. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons ...
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... Buddhism, and possibly more forms of Judaism than anywhere else in the world. It is also home to more new religions and to more new forms of religious hybridization than anywhere else. In studying American religious history, it is ...
... Buddhism, and possibly more forms of Judaism than anywhere else in the world. It is also home to more new religions and to more new forms of religious hybridization than anywhere else. In studying American religious history, it is ...
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... Buddhists, and Wiccans have all claimed freedom of religious expression as their right, while conservative Protestants have often wanted to limit the definition of religion to certain forms of adherence to biblical tradition. Americans ...
... Buddhists, and Wiccans have all claimed freedom of religious expression as their right, while conservative Protestants have often wanted to limit the definition of religion to certain forms of adherence to biblical tradition. Americans ...
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... Buddhists in the United States have reinterpreted traditional Buddhist teachings to suit American expectations about religious life. In this process, Buddhists have developed efl'ective new ways of attending to the psychological ...
... Buddhists in the United States have reinterpreted traditional Buddhist teachings to suit American expectations about religious life. In this process, Buddhists have developed efl'ective new ways of attending to the psychological ...
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