The Cambridge History of Religions in America 3 Volume Set

The three volumes of The Cambridge History of Religions in America trace the historical development of religious traditions in America.

Stephen J. Stein (Edited by)

9781107013346, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 20 August 2012

2736 pages, 14 b/w illus.
23.6 x 16 x 15.5 cm, 4 kg

The three volumes of The Cambridge History of Religions in America trace the historical development of religious traditions in America, following both their transplantation from other parts of the world and the inauguration of new religious movements on the continent of North America. This history shows complex relationships among these religious communities as well as the growth of distinctive theological ideas and religious practices. The result of this development in North America is a rich religious culture that includes representatives of most of the world's religions. Volume 1 extends chronologically from prehistoric times until 1790, a date linked to the formation of the United States as a nation. Volume 2 focuses on the time period from 1790 until 1945. Volume 3 examines the religious situation in the United States from the end of the Second World War to the second decade of the twenty-first century, contextualized in the larger North American continental context.

Part I. Background on Religious Traditions – pre-1500s
Part II. Religions in the Post-Columbian New World – 1500–1680s
Part III. Religious Patterns in Colonial America – 1680s–1730s
Part IV. Religious Diversity in British America – 1730s–1790
Part V. American Religions in the Eighteenth-Century International Context
Part VI. Thematic Essays
Part I. Religion in North America
Part II. Religions in the New Nation, 1790–1865
Part III. Changing Religious Realities
Part IV. Religious Responses to Modern Life and Thought
Part V. Comparative Essays
Part VI. Religion and Other Diverse Areas
Part I. The Postwar Religious World, 1945 and Following
Part II. Controversial Issues in Transitional Times
Part III. The World's Religions in America
Part IV. Religious and Cultural Conflict in America
Part V. New and Continuing Religious Realities in America
Part VI. Concluding Essays.

Subject Areas: History of religion [HRAX], History of the Americas [HBJK]