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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... 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 EXAMINATION OF MRS. ANNE HUTCHINSON (I637) A KEY INTO ...
... 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 EXAMINATION OF MRS. ANNE HUTCHINSON (I637) A KEY INTO ...
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... Muslims, Hindus, 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 ...
... Muslims, Hindus, 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 ...
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... Muslims. This identification of basic elements of American religious life does not mean that a rigid boundary exists between religion in the United States and religion elsewhere, or that American Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and ...
... Muslims. This identification of basic elements of American religious life does not mean that a rigid boundary exists between religion in the United States and religion elsewhere, or that American Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and ...
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... Muslims as well. Most impressive of all was the enormous outpouring of progressive social concern on the part of American Catholics. Partly as a result of the religious energy unleashed by the Second Vatican Council's mandate to open ...
... Muslims as well. Most impressive of all was the enormous outpouring of progressive social concern on the part of American Catholics. Partly as a result of the religious energy unleashed by the Second Vatican Council's mandate to open ...
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... Muslims, Native Americans, and Wiccans have all been influenced by the Protestant aspect of American culture even as they have contributed to and altered that culture. This process of exchange and syncretism has been abetted by the ...
... Muslims, Native Americans, and Wiccans have all been influenced by the Protestant aspect of American culture even as they have contributed to and altered that culture. This process of exchange and syncretism has been abetted by the ...
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