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American Christianities
Catherine A. Brekus
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Description for American Christianities
Paperback. Editor(s): Brekus, Catherine A.; Gilpin, W. Clark. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, at the same time, Christians in the United States have disagreed sharply about the meaning of their shared tradition, and, divided by denominational affiliation, race, and ethnicity, they have taken stances on every side of contested public issues from slavery to women's rights. This volume of twenty-two original essays, contributed by a group of prominent thinkers in American religious studies, provides a sophisticated understanding of both the diversity ... Read more
From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, at the same time, Christians in the United States have disagreed sharply about the meaning of their shared tradition, and, divided by denominational affiliation, race, and ethnicity, they have taken stances on every side of contested public issues from slavery to women's rights. This volume of twenty-two original essays, contributed by a group of prominent thinkers in American religious studies, provides a sophisticated understanding of both the diversity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807872130
SKU
V9780807872130
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About Catherine A. Brekus
Catherine A. Brekus is associate professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She is author of Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845 and editor of The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past.||W. Clark Gilpin is the Margaret E. Burton Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Chicago ... Read more
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