"For a good two decades teachers and students of American religious history have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for the most significant primary sources from the nation's founding to the present. Both volumes in this landmark work now appear in an updated and expanded third edition. Carefully refurbished by renowned historian of American religion Mark Noll these rich sourcebooks contain original documents - letters, sermons, court records, personal narratives, and more - that chronicle the drama of American religious history. This third edition updates all of the bibliographical essays, brings the second volume up the the present, and incorporates other documents that reflect recent scholarly concerns, such as the religious dimensions of the Civil War and religious developments among women and people of color."
"A richly variegated selection of short documents illustrative of the history of religion in America. The best source-book available to contemporary students and general readers."@en
"Its value confirmed by widespread textbook use for over a decade, Edwin Gaustad's two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America contains a rich variety of documents--letters, sermons, court records, personal narratives, and the like--that chronicle the multifaceted drama of American religious history. This second edition features updated bibliographies throughout and includes, in Chapter 12, important documents and events up to 1993."