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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... practice to date. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She served on the staff of the American Friends Service Committee for twenty years and is a member of ...
... practice to date. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She served on the staff of the American Friends Service Committee for twenty years and is a member of ...
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... practices exists in this country, and flourishes with abundance. America is home to more forms of Christianity, more forms of Buddhism, and possibly more forms of Judaism than anywhere else in the world. It is also home to more new ...
... practices exists in this country, and flourishes with abundance. America is home to more forms of Christianity, more forms of Buddhism, and possibly more forms of Judaism than anywhere else in the world. It is also home to more new ...
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... practices in the United States and religious beliefs and practices in other parts of the world is considerable. For example, both American Christians and American Muslims emphasize the universal nature of their religious traditions and ...
... practices in the United States and religious beliefs and practices in other parts of the world is considerable. For example, both American Christians and American Muslims emphasize the universal nature of their religious traditions and ...
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... practices of affiliated churches and individual church members, whose authority in matters of conscience is often recognized. In the case of Catholicism, devotion to the poor and readiness to elevate spiritual life above worldly ...
... practices of affiliated churches and individual church members, whose authority in matters of conscience is often recognized. In the case of Catholicism, devotion to the poor and readiness to elevate spiritual life above worldly ...
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... practice at about the same rate as other Americans despite their Church's oflicial ban. Concerns about the structure of the family and its relationship to both social stability and reform pervade American religious history. While ...
... practice at about the same rate as other Americans despite their Church's oflicial ban. Concerns about the structure of the family and its relationship to both social stability and reform pervade American religious history. While ...
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