| Religious Diversity and American Religious History Contributor(s): Conser, Walter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820352497 ISBN-13: 9780820352497 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $93.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 200.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.49 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ten essays in this volume explore the vast diversity of religions in the United States, from Judaic, Catholic, and African American to Asian, Muslim, and Native American traditions. Chapters on religion and the South, religion and gender, indigenous sectarian religious movements, and the metaphysical tradition round out the collection. The contributors examine the past, present, and future of American religion, first orienting readers to historiographic trends and traditions of interpretation in each area, then providing case studies to show their vision of how these areas should be developed. Full of provocative insights into the complexity of American religion, this volume helps us better understand America's religious history and its future challenges and directions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conser, Walter H.: - WALTER H. CONSER JR. is a professor of religious studies, professor of history, and chair of the department of philosophy and religion at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He has written and edited several books, including God and the Natural World: Religion and Science in Antebellum America.Twiss, Sumner B.: - SUMNER B. TWISS is a professor of religious studies and department chair at Brown University. He has coauthored or coedited four books, including coediting, with Conser, Experience of the Sacred: Readings in the Phenomenology of Religion. |