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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... (I990) Tamar Frankie! THOUGHTS WITHOUTATHINKER (I995) Mark Epstein ACTIVE FAITH (I996) Ralph Reed Index 273 279 285 29I 297 30I 305 308 3II 3I5 32I 324 328 ' Series' Ed'itor's Preface The purpose of the Blackwell Readers CONTENTS.
... (I990) Tamar Frankie! THOUGHTS WITHOUTATHINKER (I995) Mark Epstein ACTIVE FAITH (I996) Ralph Reed Index 273 279 285 29I 297 30I 305 308 3II 3I5 32I 324 328 ' Series' Ed'itor's Preface The purpose of the Blackwell Readers CONTENTS.
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... thought in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Perry Miller taught American Literature at Harvard University from 1931 until his death in 1963. In The New England Mind (1939), Jonathan Edwards (1949), Roger Williams (1953) ...
... thought in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Perry Miller taught American Literature at Harvard University from 1931 until his death in 1963. In The New England Mind (1939), Jonathan Edwards (1949), Roger Williams (1953) ...
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... thought their ideas about religion were too liberal. As a result of the social upheaval connected with the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and countercultural rebellions of the sixties and seventies, the cultural influence of ...
... thought their ideas about religion were too liberal. As a result of the social upheaval connected with the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and countercultural rebellions of the sixties and seventies, the cultural influence of ...
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... a strong emphasis within Jewish thought on the importance of individual decision. Rooted in biblical stories that center on the relationship between God and the individual representative of Jewish community, this. INTRODUCTION I I.
... a strong emphasis within Jewish thought on the importance of individual decision. Rooted in biblical stories that center on the relationship between God and the individual representative of Jewish community, this. INTRODUCTION I I.
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... thought in their love of freedom, emphasis on individual experience, respect for family life, and hopes for a promised land. The New England Puritans hoped that they were God's chosen people, as they believed the Jews had once been, and ...
... thought in their love of freedom, emphasis on individual experience, respect for family life, and hopes for a promised land. The New England Puritans hoped that they were God's chosen people, as they believed the Jews had once been, and ...
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