A History of Religion in America

ebook From the End of the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century

By Bryan Le Beau

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A History of Religion in America: From the End of the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America from the end of the American Civil War to religion in post 9/11 America. The volume explores major religious groups in the United States and examines the following topics:

  • The aftermath of the American Civil War
  • Immigration's impact on American religion
  • The rise of the social gospel
  • The fundamentalist response
  • Religion in Cold War America
  • The 60's counterculture and the backlash
  • Religion in Post-9/11 America
  • Chronologically arranged and integrating various religious developments into a coherent historical narrative, this book also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions. Designed for undergraduate religious studies and history students A History of Religion in America provides a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the complexity of religion in American history.

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