Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America - Hardcover

Marty, Martin E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316548677 ISBN 13: 9780316548670

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1984

Synopsis

The eminent historian of religion offers candid accounts of the lives of America's leading religious leaders and of the movements, spiritual forces, and groups that shaped religion in the United States

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Marty, one of today’s most respected theologians, is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. His more than fifty books include Modern American Religion. He is a winner of the National Book Award and was the first religion scholar to receive the National Humanities Medal.

Review:

"It would be a good thing for America if this book were widely read and discussed."
—Los Angeles Times

"Marty weaves a fascinating tapestry of personal histories."
—The Washington Post

"Page for page, it is the most engaging one-volume history of American religion we now have."
—The New York Times Book Review

"An essential book for serious students of American society."
—Chicago Sun-Times Book Week

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0316548677
• ISBN 13: 9780316548670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450