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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... defined topics in American history from a socio-cultural perspective. Using primary and secondary sources, the volumes present the most important Works available on a particular topic in a succinct and accessible format designed to fit ...
... defined topics in American history from a socio-cultural perspective. Using primary and secondary sources, the volumes present the most important Works available on a particular topic in a succinct and accessible format designed to fit ...
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... define virtually all of the particular religious traditions in America. Each of these foundational elements has worked ... defined as an enabler of social improvement, not simply as the right to dissent, and that openness to individual ...
... define virtually all of the particular religious traditions in America. Each of these foundational elements has worked ... defined as an enabler of social improvement, not simply as the right to dissent, and that openness to individual ...
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... defined their uneasy relationship to mainstream American society in terms of a religious understanding of family ... define themselves internationally. The overlap between religious beliefs and practices in the United States and ...
... defined their uneasy relationship to mainstream American society in terms of a religious understanding of family ... define themselves internationally. The overlap between religious beliefs and practices in the United States and ...
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... defined themselves against the Protestant establishment that attempted to dominate them. At the same time, they, too, pressed to extend the meaning of religious freedom and its implications. Hindus and Buddhists absorbed democratic ...
... defined themselves against the Protestant establishment that attempted to dominate them. At the same time, they, too, pressed to extend the meaning of religious freedom and its implications. Hindus and Buddhists absorbed democratic ...
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... define women's responsibilities in terms of biological fertility and childrearing is so common among the religions of the world that some observers regard it as one of religion's chief and most universal functions. The Puritan-based ...
... define women's responsibilities in terms of biological fertility and childrearing is so common among the religions of the world that some observers regard it as one of religion's chief and most universal functions. The Puritan-based ...
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