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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... MOVEMENT edited by Jack E. Davis 4 THE OLD SOUTH edited by Mark M. Smith 5 AMERICAN RADICALISM edited by Daniel Pope 6 AMERICAN SEXUAL HISTORIES edited by Elizabeth Reis 7 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY edited by Carroll Pursell 8 AMERICAN ...
... MOVEMENT edited by Jack E. Davis 4 THE OLD SOUTH edited by Mark M. Smith 5 AMERICAN RADICALISM edited by Daniel Pope 6 AMERICAN SEXUAL HISTORIES edited by Elizabeth Reis 7 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY edited by Carroll Pursell 8 AMERICAN ...
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... movement in 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 ...
... movement in 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 ...
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... movement, the Vietnam War, and countercultural rebellions of the sixties and seventies, the cultural influence of liberal Protestants came under attack and began to decline, mainline Protestant churches lost members, new religious movements ...
... movement, the Vietnam War, and countercultural rebellions of the sixties and seventies, the cultural influence of liberal Protestants came under attack and began to decline, mainline Protestant churches lost members, new religious movements ...
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... movement that bridged the gap between traditional and Reform Judaism. Focusing on the importance of Jewish culture, the Conservative movement blended respect for observance of Jewish tradition with a spirit of flexibility that ...
... movement that bridged the gap between traditional and Reform Judaism. Focusing on the importance of Jewish culture, the Conservative movement blended respect for observance of Jewish tradition with a spirit of flexibility that ...
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... movement. Taken up by Protestants concerned with freedom from oppressive authority, Hebrew scripture inspired much religious hope and idealism in America both liberal Christians and Jews who found their own traditions recast in the ...
... movement. Taken up by Protestants concerned with freedom from oppressive authority, Hebrew scripture inspired much religious hope and idealism in America both liberal Christians and Jews who found their own traditions recast in the ...
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