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The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia, as well as churches created in the U.S. | 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. | ||
==Colonial Era== | ==Colonial Era== | ||
===Arrivals from Europe=== | ===Arrivals from Europe=== | ||
See [[Quakers]] | See [[Quakers]] | ||
===First Great Awakening=== | ===First Great Awakening=== | ||
* [[First Great Awakening]] | |||
* [[Quakers]] | |||
==Early National== | ==Early National== | ||
see [[Second Great Awakening]] | see [[Second Great Awakening]] | ||
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====Mormons==== | ====Mormons==== | ||
==1850-1920== | ==1850-1920== | ||
* [[Third Great Awakening]] | |||
* [[Social Gospel]] | |||
* [[Josiah Strong]] | |||
* [[Quakers]] | |||
[[Image:-catholic1850.JPG|thumb|300px|Distribution of Catholics, 1850]] | [[Image:-catholic1850.JPG|thumb|300px|Distribution of Catholics, 1850]] | ||
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see | see | ||
* [[Fourth Great Awakening]] | * [[Fourth Great Awakening]] | ||
* [[Church of Scientology]] | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* Ahlstrom, Sydney E. ''A Religious History of the American People'' (1972) the standard history | * Ahlstrom, Sydney E. ''A Religious History of the American People'' (1972) the standard history [http://www.amazon.com/Religious-History-American-People/dp/0300100124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197518288&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Brekus, Catherine A. ''Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' U of North Carolina Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94846682 online edition] | * Brekus, Catherine A. ''Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' U of North Carolina Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94846682 online edition] | ||
* Bonomi, Patricia U. ''Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America'' Oxford University Press, 1988 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=90445659 online edition] | * Bonomi, Patricia U. ''Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America'' Oxford University Press, 1988 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=90445659 online edition] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 12 December 2007
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.
Colonial Era
Arrivals from Europe
See Quakers
First Great Awakening
Early National
Frontier denominations created
Mormons
1850-1920
1920-1960
1960-present
see
Bibliography
- Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People (1972) the standard history excerpt and text search
- Brekus, Catherine A. Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845 U of North Carolina Press, 1998 online edition
- Bonomi, Patricia U. Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America Oxford University Press, 1988 online edition
- Butler, Jon. Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People. 1990.
- Hatch, Nathan O. The Democratization of American Christianity (1989). excerpt and text search
- Isaac, Rhys. The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 (1982), emphasis on Baptists excerpt and text search
- Johnson, Paul, ed. African-American Christianity: Essays in History, (1994) complete text online free
- McLoughlin, William G. Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform: An Essay on Religion and Social Change in America, 1607-1977 (1978) excerpt and text search.
- Mouw, Richard J., and Mark A. Noll. Wonderful Words of Life: Hymns in American Protestant History and Theology, (2004) excerpt and text search
- Noll, Mark A. American Evangelical Christianity: An Introduction (2000) excerpt and text search
- Tweed, Thomas, ed. Retelling U.S. Religious History, (1997) complete text online free
- Wigger, John H.. and Nathan O. Hatch. Methodism and the Shaping of American Culture. (2001) excerpt and text search
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