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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... History of Religion in America at Harvard University. His Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism (1976) stands as the ... American Catholic history. Foundational Elements of American Religious History. XIV ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
... History of Religion in America at Harvard University. His Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism (1976) stands as the ... American Catholic history. Foundational Elements of American Religious History. XIV ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
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... religions and to more new forms of religious hybridization than anywhere else. In studying American religious history, it is important to attend to this diversity, and to appreciate the range and variety of religious expression that has ...
... religions and to more new forms of religious hybridization than anywhere else. In studying American religious history, it is important to attend to this diversity, and to appreciate the range and variety of religious expression that has ...
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Amanda Porterfield. by well-known historians of American religion carries these descriptions further and explores the historical development of ... American. Religious. History. Foundational Elements Rooted in Puritan Culture. 2 INTRODUCTION.
Amanda Porterfield. by well-known historians of American religion carries these descriptions further and explores the historical development of ... American. Religious. History. Foundational Elements Rooted in Puritan Culture. 2 INTRODUCTION.
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... religious freedom, individual experience, family life, and social reform are pervasive. These commitments have shaped American religious history, influencing the development of particular faith traditions, each of which can be ...
... religious freedom, individual experience, family life, and social reform are pervasive. These commitments have shaped American religious history, influencing the development of particular faith traditions, each of which can be ...
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Amanda Porterfield. the American constellation of religious concerns quite distinctive. Investment in religious ... history. The Protestant religious revivals that swept through cities, towns, and frontier areas in the eighteenth and ...
Amanda Porterfield. the American constellation of religious concerns quite distinctive. Investment in religious ... history. The Protestant religious revivals that swept through cities, towns, and frontier areas in the eighteenth and ...
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