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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... twentieth century worked to erode the privileged status of Protestant elites and to challenge their presumption to act as arbiters of American culture. The concept of religious freedom emerged in the context of Protestant culture. But ...
... twentieth century worked to erode the privileged status of Protestant elites and to challenge their presumption to act as arbiters of American culture. The concept of religious freedom emerged in the context of Protestant culture. But ...
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... twentieth-century philosopher William James. Drawing attention to the psychological benefit of believing in a personal relationship with a higher power, James outlined the stages involved in the conversion process, and explained the ...
... twentieth-century philosopher William James. Drawing attention to the psychological benefit of believing in a personal relationship with a higher power, James outlined the stages involved in the conversion process, and explained the ...
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... twentieth century, the lifting of strict quotas on Asian immigrants brought more Asian Buddhists and Buddhist teachers to the United States. The growing presence of Buddhist people and ideas opened the way for new developments within ...
... twentieth century, the lifting of strict quotas on Asian immigrants brought more Asian Buddhists and Buddhist teachers to the United States. The growing presence of Buddhist people and ideas opened the way for new developments within ...
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... century Chicago celebrated the male relationships at the core of family life with elaborate meals for men featuring heavy German foods. By the mid-twentieth century, when the congregants of St. Paul's had become more fully assimilated ...
... century Chicago celebrated the male relationships at the core of family life with elaborate meals for men featuring heavy German foods. By the mid-twentieth century, when the congregants of St. Paul's had become more fully assimilated ...
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... twentieth-century Fundamentalists, these conservative heirs of Puritanism also value the strength and purity of women's love, along with commitment to marriage as the centerpiece of family life. But against what they regard as liberal ...
... twentieth-century Fundamentalists, these conservative heirs of Puritanism also value the strength and purity of women's love, along with commitment to marriage as the centerpiece of family life. But against what they regard as liberal ...
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