U.S. Religion, History

The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.A.

Colonial Era

Arrivals from Europe

See Quakers

First Great Awakening

• First Great Awakening
• Quakers

Early National

see Second Great Awakening

1840-1920

• Methodist Church, South
• Third Great Awakening
• Social Gospel
• Josiah Strong
• Quakers
• Conservative Judaism
• Orthodox Judaism

Distribution of Catholics, 1850

Distribution of Methodists, 1850

Distribution of Lutherans, 1850

Distribution of Episcopalians, 1850

Distribution of Congregationalists, 1850

Distribution of Presbyterians, 1850

1960-present

see

• Fourth Great Awakening
• Church of Scientology
• Conservative Judaism
• Orthodox Judaism

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