The American Religious Experience a Concise History. [electronic resource] :
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006.
- 1 online resource (268 pages)
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Calvin in New England; 3 Piety in Pennsylvania; 4 John Wesley and the Methodists; 5 Jonathan Edwards, Congregationalism, and the Evangelical Tradition; 6 The Amish and the Mennonites; 7 The Quakers and the Shakers; 8 Bacon, Swedenborg, and Transcendentalism; 9 Catholic-Anti-Catholic; 10 American Judaism; 11 Anglican to Episcopal; 12 Lutherans, Germans, and Scandinavians; 13 Evolution of the Black Church; 14 Baptists and Baptism; 15 Pentecostals and the Holiness Movement. 16 The California Missions and the Hispanic Southwest17 Raids, Ghosts, and Renewal; 18 Mormon Country; 19 Gold Mountain; 20 Pluralism and Periphery; Resources for Further Reading; Index; About the Author.
The American Religious Experience is an accessible and unique rendition of American religious history. Focusing on Christianity in America, it also integrates the inter-religious, inter-denominational and multi-cultural dimensions of American religious history. The book unfolds consistent tensions between dominant streams of American Christianity and groups relegated to the periphery - groups with roots in visionary traditions, emotionalized religious practice, or ethnic and racial perspectives.