Download Of A
Companion to American Religious History
DESCRIPTION
(Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History) 1st
Edition
by Benjamin
E. Park (Author)
A collection of original essays exploring the
history of the various American religious traditions and the meaning of their
many expressions
The Blackwell Companion to American Religious
History explores the key events,
significant themes, and important movements in various religious traditions
throughout the nation’s history from pre-colonization to the present day.
Original essays written by leading scholars and new voices in the field discuss
how religion in America has transformed over the years, explore its many
expressions and meanings, and consider religion’s central role in American
life.
Emphasizing
the integration of religion into broader cultural and historical themes, this
wide-ranging volume explores the operation of religion in eras of historical
change, the diversity of religious experiences, and religion’s intersections
with American cultural, political, social, racial, gender, and intellectual
history. Each chronologically-organized chapter focuses on a specific period or
event, such as the interactions between Moravian and Indigenous communities,
the origins of African-American religious institutions, Mormon settlement in
Utah, social reform movements during the twentieth century, the growth of
ethnic religious communities, and the rise of the Religious Right. An
innovative historical genealogy of American religious traditions, the Companion:
- Highlights broader historical themes
using clear and compelling narrative
- Helps teachers expose their students
to the significance and variety of America’s religious past
- Explains new and revisionist
interpretations of American religious history
- Surveys current and emerging
historiographical trends
- Traces historical themes to
contemporary issues surrounding civil rights and social justice movements,
modern capitalism, and debates over religious liberties
Making the
lessons of American religious history relevant to a broad range of readers, The Blackwell Companion to American Religious
History is the perfect book for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students in American history courses, and
a valuable resource for graduate students and scholars wanting to keep pace
with current historiographical trends and recent developments in the field.
DETAILS:
Year: 2021
Pages: 391
Language: English
Format: PDF
Size: 7 MB
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-10: 1119583667
ISBN-13: 978-1119583660
ASIN: B08V7VSHLT
Tag: Download Book A Companion to American Religious History
