America S Religions

Author : Peter W. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023109296

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America's Religions by Peter W. Williams Pdf

In a review in the Journal of Religion, the famed Martin Marty characterized Peter Williams as "a productive wonder" and Americas Religions: Traditions and Cultures as "a rich resource for readers who would like a state of the art comment on the abundant religious phenomena which surround them". Writing in Religion and American Culture, Stephen J. Stein said the book is "not a story of religion in isolation from the rest of American life", but a work that has as a major emphasis the theme of Americanization, of the symbiotic relationship between religions and cultures. Williamss book widely considered the best of its kind, is a comprehensive introduction to the religious history of the United States and the traditions out of which it arose, from colonial times through the late twentieth century. Now including an updated bibliography, it presents descriptions of major religious traditions and introduces distinctive American innovations. Included are not only Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, but African American, Native American, and Asian American traditions. The peace churches, "liberal" churches, and Mormonism also are discussed.

Author : Peter W. Williams
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780252075513

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America's Religions by Peter W. Williams Pdf

A panoramic introduction to religion in America, newly revised and updated

Author : Timothy Miller
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791423972

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America's Alternative Religions by Timothy Miller Pdf

This is a source of reliable information on the most important new and alternative religions covering history, theology, impact on the culture, and current status. It includes a chapter on the Branch Davidians.

Author : Charles H. Lippy
Publisher : JBE Online Books
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780980163353

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Introducing American Religion by Charles H. Lippy Pdf

Author : Ho-Youn Kwon
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0271043520

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Korean Americans and Their Religions by Ho-Youn Kwon Pdf

Since 1965 the Korean American population has grown to over one million people. These Korean Americans, including immigrants and their offspring, have founded thousands of Christian congregations and scores of Buddhist temples in the United States. In fact, their religious presence is perhaps the most distinctive contribution of Korean Americans to multicultural diversity in the United States. Korean Americans and Their Religions takes the first sustained look at this new component of the American religious mosaic. The fifteen chapters focus on cultural, racial, gender, and generational factors and are noteworthy for the attention they give to both Christian and Buddhist traditions and to both first&– and second-generation experiences. The editors and contributors represent the fields of sociology, psychology, theology, and religious ministry and themselves embody the diversities underlying the Korean American religious experience: they are Korean immigrants who are leaders in their fields and second-generation Korean Americans beginning their careers as well as leaders of both Christian and Buddhist communities. Among them are sympathetically analytical outside observers. Korean Americans and Their Religions is a welcome addition to the emerging literature in the sociology of &"new immigrant&" religious communities, and it provides the fullest portrait yet of the Korean religious experience in America.

Author : Peter W. Williams
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0252066820

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America's Religions by Peter W. Williams Pdf

A survey of religious traditions practiced in the United States as of 2002, covering the religious histories of Africans, American Indians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Spanish-speakers, and Asians. Includes definitions and pronunciations of religious terms.

Author : Don S. Browning,David A. Clairmont
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231510820

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American Religions and the Family by Don S. Browning,David A. Clairmont Pdf

Religions respond to capitalism, democracy, industrialization, feminism, individualism, and the phenomenon of globalization in a variety of ways. Some religions conform to these challenges, if not capitulate to them; some critique or resist them, and some work to transform the modern societies they inhabit. In this unique collection of critical essays, scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American thought explore the tension between modernization and the family, sexuality, and marriage traditions of major religions in America. Contributors examine how various belief systems have confronted changing attitudes regarding the meaning and purpose of sex, the definition of marriage, the responsibility of fathers, and the status of children. They also discuss how family law in America is beginning to acknowledge certain religious traditions and how comparative religious ethics can explain and evaluate diverse family customs. Studies concerning the impact of religious thought and behavior on American society have never been more timely or important. Recent global events cannot be fully understood without comprehending how belief systems function and the many ways they can be employed to the benefit and detriment of societies. Responding to this critical need, American Religions and the Family presents a comprehensive portrait of religious cultures in America and offers secular society a pathway for appreciating religious tradition.

Author : Åke Hultkrantz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520026535

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The Religions of the American Indians by Åke Hultkrantz Pdf

This study of the religions of American Indians covers tribal religions and religions of the American high culture.

Author : Michael Pasquier
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317617754

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Religion in America: The Basics by Michael Pasquier Pdf

Religion in America: The Basics is a concise introduction to the historical development of religions in the United States. It is an invitation to explore the complex tapestry of religious beliefs and practices that shaped life in North America from the colonial encounters of the fifteenth century to the culture wars of the twenty-first century. Far from a people unified around a common understanding of Christianity, Religion in America: The Basics tracks the steady diversification of the American religious landscape and the many religious conflicts that changed American society. At the same time, it explores how Americans from a variety of religious backgrounds worked together to face the challenges of racism, poverty, war, and other social concerns. Because no single survey can ever satisfy the need to know more and think differently, Religion in America prepares readers to continue studying American religions with their own questions and perspectives in mind.

Author : Benjamin E. Zeller,Marie W. Dallam,Reid L. Neilson,Nora L Rubel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231537315

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Religion, Food, and Eating in North America by Benjamin E. Zeller,Marie W. Dallam,Reid L. Neilson,Nora L Rubel Pdf

The way in which religious people eat reflects not only their understanding of food and religious practice but also their conception of society and their place within it. This anthology considers theological foodways, identity foodways, negotiated foodways, and activist foodways in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Original essays explore the role of food and eating in defining theologies and belief structures, creating personal and collective identities, establishing and challenging boundaries and borders, and helping to negotiate issues of community, religion, race, and nationality. Contributors consider food practices and beliefs among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists, as well as members of new religious movements, Afro-Caribbean religions, interfaith families, and individuals who consider food itself a religion. They traverse a range of geographic regions, from the Southern Appalachian Mountains to North America's urban centers, and span historical periods from the colonial era to the present. These essays contain a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, emphasizing the embeddedness of food and eating practices within specific religions and the embeddedness of religion within society and culture. The volume makes an excellent resource for scholars hoping to add greater depth to their research and for instructors seeking a thematically rich, vivid, and relevant tool for the classroom.

Author : Jon Butler,Grant Wacker,Randall Balmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195333299

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Religion in American Life by Jon Butler,Grant Wacker,Randall Balmer Pdf

Three of the country's most eminent historians of religion offer here a superb overview that spans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in our nation's history. Jon Butler traces the progress of religion in the colonies through the time of the American Revolution, covering all the religious groups, including Native Americans and African Americans. Grant Wacker continues the story with a fascinating look at the religious landscape of 19th-century America. He focuses on the rapid growth of evangelical Protestants and their competition with Catholicism and Judaism. Randall Balmer discusses the effects industrialization, modernization, and secularization had on new and established religions, providing a clear look into the kaleidoscope of religious belief in modern-day America.

Author : Catherine L. Albanese
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X004501177

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America, Religions, and Religion by Catherine L. Albanese Pdf

Since its first publication in 1981, AMERICA: RELIGIONS AND RELIGION has become the standard introduction to the study of American religious traditions. Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field of American religions, this textbook has introduced thousands of students to the rich religious diversity that has always been a hallmark of the American religious experience. Beginning with native American religious traditions and following the course of America's religious history up to the present day, this text gives students the benefit of the author's extensive, influential scholarship in a clear manner that has proven to be readily accessible for today's undergraduates. This long-awaited new edition explores a variety recent events and developments, including increasing religious pluralism, the growth of postpluralism and the culture of religious combinations, recent religious change among Native Americans, renewed interest in the Kabbalah among Jews and others, present-day concerns in Catholicism and among Protestants, the Christian Right, new spirituality, religion and sexuality.

Author : Brett Hendrickson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000441529

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Mexican American Religions by Brett Hendrickson Pdf

Mexican American Religions is a concise introduction to the religious life of Mexican American people in the United States. This accessible volume uses historical narrative to explore the complex religious experiences and practices that have shaped Mexican American life in North America. It addresses the religious impact of U.S. imperial expansion into formerly Mexican territory and examines how religion intertwines with Mexican and Mexican American migration into and within the United States. This book also delves into the particularities and challenges faced by Mexican American Catholics in the United States, the development and spread of Mexican American Protestantism and Pentecostalism, and a growing religious diversity. Topics covered include: Mesoamerican religions Iberian religion and colonial evangelization of New Spain The Colonial era Religion in the Mexican period The U.S.-Mexican War and the racialization of Mexican American religion Mexican migration and the Catholic Church Mexican American Protestants Mexican American Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity Mexican American Catholics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Curanderismo Religion and Mexican American civil rights Pilgrimage and borderland connections Mexican American Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, and Secularism Mexican American Religions provides an overview of this incredibly diverse community and its ongoing cultural contribution. Ideal for students and scholars approaching the topic for the first time, the book includes sections in each chapter that focus on Mexican American religion in practice.

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 066422475X

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World Religions in America by Jacob Neusner Pdf

In this the third edition of Jacob Neusner's basic, accessible, and proven guide to the world's religions as they are practiced in America, new chapters explore the Church of Scientology, Nature Religions, and the Baha'i faith. In addition, the chapter on Islam in America has been expanded. Each chapter includes study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading.

Author : Julia Corbett Hemeyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317283904

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Religion in America by Julia Corbett Hemeyer Pdf

Religion in America, 7th Edition provides a comprehensive yet concise introduction to the changing religious landscape of the United States. Extensively revised and updated to reflect current events and trends, this new edition continues to engage students in reflection about religious diversity. Julia Corbett-Hemeyer presents the study of religion as a tool for developing appreciation of communities of faith other than one’s own and for understanding the dynamics at work in religion in the United States today.