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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... groups. They did not question the right of state governments to establish religious institutions or seriously entertain the idea that the United States would ever be anything other than a Christian nation. But religious diversity ...
... groups. They did not question the right of state governments to establish religious institutions or seriously entertain the idea that the United States would ever be anything other than a Christian nation. But religious diversity ...
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Amanda Porterfield. knowledge about different religious groups and their interrelationships. Such respect and ... group has not meant that American people have felt reluctant to identify with religion. Indeed, as some religious leaders ...
Amanda Porterfield. knowledge about different religious groups and their interrelationships. Such respect and ... group has not meant that American people have felt reluctant to identify with religion. Indeed, as some religious leaders ...
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... groups who would probably have suffered more discrimination if the United States had an established church, and Congress had not been restrained from prohibiting the free exercise of religion, Catholics and Jews have often been among ...
... groups who would probably have suffered more discrimination if the United States had an established church, and Congress had not been restrained from prohibiting the free exercise of religion, Catholics and Jews have often been among ...
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