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The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America
Philip Goff
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Description for The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America
Hardback. This authoritative and cutting edge Companion brings together a team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity and unique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of the United States. Editor(s): Goff, Philip. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1464.
This authoritative and cutting edge companion brings together a team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity and unique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of the United States.
This authoritative and cutting edge companion brings together a team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity and unique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of the United States.
- A groundbreaking new volume which represents the first sustained effort to fully explain the development of American religious history and its creation within evolving political and social frameworks
- Spans a wide range of traditions and movements, from the Baptists and Methodists, to Buddhists and Mormons
- Explores topics ranging from religion and the media, immigration, and piety, though to politics and social reform
- Considers how American religion has influenced and been interpreted in ... Read more
- Provides insights into the historiography of religion, but presents the subject as a story in motion rather than a snapshot of where the field is at a given moment
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405169363
SKU
V9781405169363
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About Philip Goff
Philip Goff is Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture and Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, including co-editor, with Paul Harvey, of Themes in Religion and American Culture (2004) and The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in ... Read more
Reviews for The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America
“Overall, the historical synopses, literature reviews, and bibliographic listings contained in the essays of this volume should all prove extremely helpful to serious students of American religious history. Graduate students and scholars alike will find this book to be an accessible and useful entry point into this field of study.” (Journal of Religious History, 20 January 2014) “For ... Read more