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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Page xi
... political scientists (to name just a few) study only discrete parts of our existence. The result is a rather arbitrary collection of disciplinary boundaries enshrined not only in specialized publications but also in university academic ...
... political scientists (to name just a few) study only discrete parts of our existence. The result is a rather arbitrary collection of disciplinary boundaries enshrined not only in specialized publications but also in university academic ...
Page 4
... political power. Furthermore, Americans have been in the vanguard of worldwide Catholic eflorts to recognize the authority of individual conscience, the import~ ance of religious freedom, and the exercise of lay leadership. Compared ...
... political power. Furthermore, Americans have been in the vanguard of worldwide Catholic eflorts to recognize the authority of individual conscience, the import~ ance of religious freedom, and the exercise of lay leadership. Compared ...
Page 10
... politicians, ministers, lawyers, educators, and business leaders exerted a disproportionate amount of legal, professional, and cultural influence in the United States. Many of these cultural elites were broad-minded and concerned to ...
... politicians, ministers, lawyers, educators, and business leaders exerted a disproportionate amount of legal, professional, and cultural influence in the United States. Many of these cultural elites were broad-minded and concerned to ...
Page 12
... political oppression, Jews have also prized political freedom and its opportunities to escape discrimination and to perform religious Observances without hindrance.1 In the United States, this traditional Jewish love of freedom ...
... political oppression, Jews have also prized political freedom and its opportunities to escape discrimination and to perform religious Observances without hindrance.1 In the United States, this traditional Jewish love of freedom ...
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... political freedom is reflected in the celebration of Passover, which commemorates God's liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt. As a high point of the Jewish calendar of religious observance, Passover is an occasion to relive that ...
... political freedom is reflected in the celebration of Passover, which commemorates God's liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt. As a high point of the Jewish calendar of religious observance, Passover is an occasion to relive that ...
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