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Dissent in American Religion: Revised Edition (Chicago History of American Religion)
Edwin Scott Gaustad
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Description for Dissent in American Religion: Revised Edition (Chicago History of American Religion)
Paperback. Presents religious dissent in the United States as a pervasive but hidden and often-ignored stream in American life. This book reviews the history of the nation's longest dissenting tradition, a tradition older and richer in the realm of religion than in any other facet of national life. It features a commentary on the American religious history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
"Dissent in American Religion", originally published in 1973, was the first book to present religious dissent in the United States as a pervasive but hidden and often-ignored stream in American life. The first volume in the "Chicago History of American Religion" series, it reviewed the history of our nation's longest dissenting tradition - a tradition older and richer in the realm of religion than in any other facet of national life. Indeed, Edwin Scott Gaustad argued that religious dissent was essential to the character of the American religious experience and stood in profound disagreement with society's orthodox values and beliefs. ... Read more
"Dissent in American Religion", originally published in 1973, was the first book to present religious dissent in the United States as a pervasive but hidden and often-ignored stream in American life. The first volume in the "Chicago History of American Religion" series, it reviewed the history of our nation's longest dissenting tradition - a tradition older and richer in the realm of religion than in any other facet of national life. Indeed, Edwin Scott Gaustad argued that religious dissent was essential to the character of the American religious experience and stood in profound disagreement with society's orthodox values and beliefs. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Chicago History of American Religion
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226284514
SKU
V9780226284514
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About Edwin Scott Gaustad
Edwin Scott Gaustad is professor emeritus of history and religious studies at the University of California, Riverside.
Reviews for Dissent in American Religion: Revised Edition (Chicago History of American Religion)
"We shall understand the religious past and present better for reading Gaustad's brief, well-written, helpful book." - Commonweal "This is an important and erudite work which shows the originality and scope which scholarship can bring to human experience." - Los Angeles Times"