Religion in America: An historical account of the development of American religious life - Softcover

Hudson, Winthrop Still

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9780023578205: Religion in America: An historical account of the development of American religious life

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0023578203 ISBN 13: 9780023578205

Publisher: Collier Macmillan, 1987

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This comprehensive narrative account of religion in America from 1607 through the present depicts the religious life of the American people within the context of American society. It addresses topics spanning from the European/Puritan origins of American religious thought, encompassing the ramifications of the "Great Awakening" and the effect of nationhood on religious practice, and extending through to the shifting religious configuration of the late 20th century.

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This comprehensive narrative account of religion in America from 1607 through the present depicts the religious life of the American people within the context of American society. It addresses topics ranging from the European/Puritan origins of American religious thought, the ramifications of the "Great Awakening", the effect of nationhood on religious practice, and the shifting religious configuration of the late 20th century.

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This comprehensive narrative account of religion in America from 1607 through the present depicts the religious life of the American people within the context of American society.

It addresses topics ranging from the European/Puritan origins of American religious thought, the ramifications of the "Great Awakening", the effect of nationhood on religious practice, and the shifting religious configuration of the late 20th century.

For anyone interested in the history of religion in America.

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