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The new edition of Religion in American Life, written by three of the country's most eminent historians of religion, offers a superb overview that spans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in our nation's history.

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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life.... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated might also read it for its felicity of narrative and the moments of illumination that fine scholars can inject even into storieswe have all heard before. Read it."--Church HistoryThis new edition of Religion in American Life, written by three of the country's most eminent historians of religion, offers a superb overview thatspans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in our nation's history. Beginning with the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization and continuing through to the present, the book covers all the major American religious groups, from Protestants, Jews, and Catholics to Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Buddhists, and New Age believers. Revised and updated, the book includes expanded treatment of religion during theGreat Depression, of the religious influences on the civil rights movement, and of utopian groups in the 19th century, and it now covers the role of religion during the 2008 presidential election,observing how completely religion has entered American politics.

Author Biography

Jon Butler is Howard R. Lamar Professor of American Studies, History, and Religious Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Power, Authority, and the Origins of American Denominational Authority; The Huguenots in America: A Refugee People in New World Society; Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People; and Becoming America: The Revolution Before 1776, and, with Harry S. Stout, editor of Religion inAmerican History: A Reader.Grant Wacker is Professor of Christian History at Duke Divinity School and Director of the Graduate Program in Religion at Duke University. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and Ph.D. from Harvard University. His publications include Augustus H. Strong and the Dilemma of Historical Consciousness and Heaven Below: Pentecostals and American Culture. From 1997 to 2002 was a senior editor of the quarterly journal Church History: Studies inChristianity and Culture. In 2008 he served as president of the American Society of Church History.Randall Balmer is Professor of American Religious History at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of a dozen books, including A Perfect Babel of Confusion: Dutch Religion and English Culture in the Middle Colonies; Protestantism in America; and God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush. His second book, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture inAmerica, now in its fourth edition, was made into an award-winning three-part documentary for PBS.

Table of Contents

PrefaceRELIGION IN COLONIAL AMERICAJon ButlerChapter 1: Worlds Old and NewChapter 2: Religion and Missions in New Spain and New FranceChapter 3: Religion in England's First ColoniesChapter 4: The Flowering of Religious DiversityChapter 5: African and American Indian ReligionChapter 6: Reviving Colonial ReligionChapter 7: Religion and the American RevolutionRELIGION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAGrant WackerChapter 8: Prophets for a New NationChapter 9: Awakeners of the HeartChapter 10: Reformers and VisionariesChapter 11: Restorers of Ancient WaysChapter 12: Sojourners at HomeChapter 13: Warriors for God and ReligionChapter 14: Fashioners of Immigrant FaithsChapter 15: Innovators in a World of New IdeasChapter 16: Conservers of TraditionChapter 17: Adventurers of the SpiritRELIGION IN TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AMERICARandall BalmerChapter 18: A New CenturyChapter 19: The Age of MilitancyChapter 20: In God We TrustChapter 21: Religion in the New FrontierChapter 22: Religion in an Age of UpheavalChapter 23: Preachers, Politicians, and ProdigalsChapter 24: Coming to Terms with PluralismChapter 25: Religion in the New MillenniumEpilogueChronologyFurther ReadingText CreditsPicture CreditsIndex

Review

Praise for the Previous Edition:"This 'short history' of American religion is actually quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century. The three authors, esteemed historians at Yale, Duke and Columbia, respectively, each tackle a century or two: Butler takes on the colonial period and the 18th century, Wacker continues the tale with the 19th century, and Balmer explores the flowering of religious diversity in the 20th. If the prosesounds familiar, it's because these three sections were originally issued as three separate books for the young adult nonfiction market; they have been gathered together here as one survey. Each chaptercloses with a primary source, as in the original books, and the survey boasts tip-ins of the same facsimiles, photographs and illustrations that made the YA books so special.The writing is strong throughout, and will be accessible to undergraduates."--Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review". . . In the realm of American religious history, one can hardly do better than Religion in American Life, the collective production of three highly regarded scholars in the field and produced by Oxford in a handsome small-page format that invites rather than discouragespotential readers. . . Religion in American Life is a good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated, however, might also read it for its felicity of narrative and the moments of illumination that fine scholars can inject even into stories we have all heard before. Read it."--Church History"The three authors' distinct voices come through in their respective sections. And as one ends his century, and the next takes the baton as if a relay race, they overlap on some events and give them different emphases....This is not a Christian history, though that faith naturally predominates. The homage to minorities strikes a good balance, and is not the forced multiculturalism seen in some textbooks....For a weekend reader who feels beind on a halfmillennia of American faith adventures, they can be brought up to speed in a fortnight, and certainly before the Apocalypse." -- Larry Witham, Washington Times"This 'short history,' authored by three of the leading scholars in the field, provides an excellent overview of religion in American history." -- Bryan F. Le Beau, University of Missouri, Kansas City, American Studies"It is refreshing to be able to use 'accessible' and 'authoritative' in the same sentence, and even nicer to find these two attributes in a single book. Each author is an acclaimed authority in his period and, happily, each is a gifted writer. The result is a splendid introduction to American religion for the classroom--and far beyond."--Edwin Gaustad

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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life.... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated might also read it for its felicity of narrative and the moments of illumination that fine scholars can inject even into storieswe have all heard before. Read it."--Church HistoryThis new edition of Religion in American Life, written by three of the country's most eminent historians of religion, offers a superb overview that spans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in ournation's history. Beginning with the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization and continuing through to the present, the book covers all the major American religious groups, from Protestants, Jews, and Catholics to Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Buddhists, and New Age believers. Revised and updated, the book includes expanded treatment of religion during the Great Depression, of the religious influences on the civil rights movement, and of utopian groupsin the 19th century, and it now covers the role of religion during the 2008 presidential election, observing how completely religion has entered American politics.

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Praise for the Previous Edition:"This 'short history' of American religion is actually quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century. The three authors, esteemed historians at Yale, Duke and Columbia, respectively, each tackle a century or two: Butler takes on the colonial period and the 18th century, Wacker continues the tale with the 19th century, and Balmer explores the flowering of religious diversity in the 20th. If the prosesounds familiar, it's because these three sections were originally issued as three separate books for the young adult nonfiction market; they have been gathered together here as one survey. Each chapter closes with a primary source, as in the original books, and the survey boasts tip-ins of the samefacsimiles, photographs and illustrations that made the YA books so special.The writing is strong throughout, and will be accessible to undergraduates."--Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review". . . In the realm of American religious history, one can hardly do better than Religion in American Life, the collective production of three highly regarded scholars in the field and produced by Oxford in a handsome small-page format that invites rather than discourages potential readers. . . Religion in American Life is a good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated, however, might also read it for its felicity of narrative and the moments of illumination that fine scholars can inject even into stories we have all heard before. Read it."--Church History"The three authors' distinct voices come through in their respective sections. And as one ends his century, and the next takes the baton as if a relay race, they overlap on some events and give them different emphases....This is not a Christian history, though that faith naturally predominates. The homage to minorities strikes a good balance, and is not the forced multiculturalism seen in some textbooks....For a weekend reader who feels beind on a halfmillennia of American faith adventures, they can be brought up to speed in a fortnight, and certainly before the Apocalypse." -- Larry Witham, Washington Times"This 'short history,' authored by three of the leading scholars in the field, provides an excellent overview of religion in American history." -- Bryan F. Le Beau, University of Missouri, Kansas City, American Studies"It is refreshing to be able to use 'accessible' and 'authoritative' in the same sentence, and even nicer to find these two attributes in a single book. Each author is an acclaimed authority in his period and, happily, each is a gifted writer. The result is a splendid introduction to American religion for the classroom--and far beyond."--Edwin Gaustad

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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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OAH, AHA, and ASCHSelling point: the best succinct survey of American religious history availableSelling point: revised to bring statistics up to date, include the latest scholarship, and cover events of the last decadeSelling point: updated bibliography and chronology

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Preface RELIGION IN COLONIAL AMERICA Jon Butler Chapter 1: Worlds Old and New Chapter 2: Religion and Missions in New Spain and New France Chapter 3: Religion in England's First Colonies Chapter 4: The Flowering of Religious Diversity Chapter 5: African and American Indian Religion Chapter 6: Reviving Colonial Religion Chapter 7: Religion and the American Revolution RELIGION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA Grant Wacker Chapter 8: Prophets for a New Nation Chapter 9: Awakeners of the Heart Chapter 10: Reformers and Visionaries Chapter 11: Restorers of Ancient Ways Chapter 12: Sojourners at Home Chapter 13: Warriors for God and Religion Chapter 14: Fashioners of Immigrant Faiths Chapter 15: Innovators in a World of New Ideas Chapter 16: Conservers of Tradition Chapter 17: Adventurers of the Spirit RELIGION IN TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AMERICA Randall Balmer Chapter 18: A New Century Chapter 19: The Age of Militancy Chapter 20: In God We Trust Chapter 21: Religion in the New Frontier Chapter 22: Religion in an Age of Upheaval Chapter 23: Preachers, Politicians, and Prodigals Chapter 24: Coming to Terms with Pluralism Chapter 25: Religion in the New Millennium Epilogue Chronology Further Reading Text Credits Picture Credits Index

Details ISBN0199832692 Author Randall Balmer Short Title RELIGION IN AMER LIFE 2/E Series Religion in American Life Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0199832692 ISBN-13 9780199832699 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 200.973 Year 2011 Subtitle A Short History Replaces 9780195333299 Birth 1940 Residence US Affiliation Yale University Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2011-10-20 NZ Release Date 2011-10-20 US Release Date 2011-10-20 UK Release Date 2011-10-20 Pages 576 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Illustrations 38 b/w halftones Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2011-11-23 We've got this

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