{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-religious-history-hardback-9781119583660","title":"A Companion to American Religious History (Hardback) 9781119583660","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to American Religious History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin E. Park (Edited by), BE Park (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119583660, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 February 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.9 x 18.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of original essays exploring the history of the various American religious traditions and the meaning of their many expressions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to American Religious History\u003c\/i\u003e explores the key events, significant themes, and important movements in various religious traditions throughout the nation’s history from pre-colonization to the present day. Original essays written by leading scholars and new voices in the field discuss how religion in America has transformed over the years, explore its many expressions and meanings, and consider religion’s central role in American life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmphasizing the integration of religion into broader cultural and historical themes, this wide-ranging volume explores the operation of religion in eras of historical change, the diversity of religious experiences, and religion’s intersections with American cultural, political, social, racial, gender, and intellectual history. Each chronologically-organized chapter focuses on a specific period or event, such as the interactions between Moravian and Indigenous communities, the origins of African-American religious institutions, Mormon settlement in Utah, social reform movements during the twentieth century, the growth of ethnic religious communities, and the rise of the Religious Right. An innovative historical genealogy of American religious traditions, the Companion:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights broader historical themes using clear and compelling narrative Helps teachers expose their students to the significance and variety of America's religious past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains new and revisionist interpretations of American religious history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys current and emerging historiographical trends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces historical themes to contemporary issues surrounding civil rights and social justice movements, modern capitalism, and debates over religious liberties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the lessons of American religious history relevant to a broad range of readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to American Religious History\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in American history courses, and a valuable resource for graduate students and scholars wanting to keep pace with current historiographical trends and recent developments in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Centrality, Diversity, and Malleability of American Religion 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin E. Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Colonialisms 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Nemasket\/Middleborough and Religious Diversity in Colonial New England 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard J. Boles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A View from the Philadelphia Barracks: Religion in the Mid‐Atlantic 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Wheeler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Africana Religions in Early America 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason R. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Establishment 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Loyalist Church of England Clergy and the Politics of Martyrdom in the American Revolution 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter W. Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Freeborn Garrettson’s Revolution: Religion and the American War for Independence 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Cannon Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The First Wall of Separation between Church and State: Slavery and Disestablishment in Late‐Eighteenth‐Century Virginia 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Barringer Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Abraham Remembered: An African Captivity Tale in Early America 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon F. Sensbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The White River Witch‐Hunt and Indigenous Peoples’ Negotiations with Missionaries in the Era of the Early Republic 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLori J. Daggar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Shakers and the Perfecting Spirit in Early America 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer H. Dorsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Expansion 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 David Walker and Black Prophetic Religion 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Cameron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 “Down with the Convent!”: Anti‐Catholicism and Opposition to Nuns in Antebellum America 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCassandra L. Yacovazzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ecclesiology and the Varieties of Romanticism in American Christianity, 1825–1850 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrent S. Sirota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Being Haudenosaunee: Seeing Indigenous Ontology Under American Settler Colonialism 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Gonzales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mormons and Territorial Politics in the American Civil War Era 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrent M. Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Black Christianity after Emancipation 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Myers Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Imperialism 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 In Search of a “Working Class Religion”: Religion, Economic Reform, and Social Justice 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanine Giordano Drake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Businessman’s Gospel: Making Business Christian 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole C. Kirk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Prohibition Crusade and American Moral Politics 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph L. Locke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Among Early Pentecostals 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArlene M. Sanchez‐Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Religion and US Federal Indian Policy 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Dees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 “For the Good of Mankind”: Atomic Exceptionalism, Religion, and United States Empire in the Postwar Pacific 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarleigh Beriont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Modernity 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Hate That Hate Produced: Representing Black Religion in the Twentieth Century 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaughn A. Booker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Pentagon Exorcism: 1960s Counter‐Culture and the Occult Revival 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph P. Laycock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Native American Christians and the Varieties of Modern Pentecostalism 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela Tarango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Sex, Politics, and the Rise of the New Christian Right 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Suzanne Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Immigration and Religion Among Chinese Americans, 1965 to the Present 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa May Borja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Modern Judaism and the Golden Age of Television 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Caplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 383 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52428626755864,"sku":"9781119583660","price":117.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119583660.jpg?v=1784682255","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-american-religious-history-hardback-9781119583660","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}