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Encyclopedia of American religious history

Reflects the significant issues and the current state of American religious history. It outlines the numerous philosophers, personalities, social issues, and cultural histories of religious practices throughout American history. Special emphasis is placed on recent developments in religious life in this country and the historical contributions of people neglected by mainstream religious historians, including African Americans, Native Americans, and women.

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  • "A comprehensive reference on American religion and religious life, past and present. It covers many forms of religion such as Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, African-American religion, alternative religious movements and sects, trends such as Scientology and the Jesus Movement, and Native American religions. Some 700 alphabetical entries address important people, denominations, organizations, controversial issues (e.g., abortion, evolution, homosexuality), events and themes, and movements. All entries include bibliographic citations and cross-references. With 120 b&w illustrations as well as synoptic and general indexes."
  • "Provides information in an alphabetically arranged format describing and interpreting the diversity of religions in America throughout history."
  • "Reflects the significant issues and the current state of American religious history. It outlines the numerous philosophers, personalities, social issues, and cultural histories of religious practices throughout American history. Special emphasis is placed on recent developments in religious life in this country and the historical contributions of people neglected by mainstream religious historians, including African Americans, Native Americans, and women."@en
  • "Contains more than 700 articles on religious history, covering areas such as important people, denominations, key events and themes, movements and sects, and controversial subjects."@en
  • "Outlines the numerous philosophers, personalities, social issues, and cultural histories of religious practices in American history. This title places emphasis on the developments in religious life in this country and the historical contributions of people long neglected by mainstream religious historians."

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  • "Lexikon"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"
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  • "Encyclopedia of American religious history"@en
  • "Encyclopedia of American religious history"
  • "The encyclopedia of American religious history"

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