| A Religious History of the American People Contributor(s): Ahlstrom, Sydney E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300100124 ISBN-13: 9780300100129 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: This classic work, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion and "Christian Century's "choice "as the Religious Book of the Decade (1979), is now issued with a new chapter by noted religious historian David Hall, who carries the story of American religious history forward to the present day. Praise for the earlier edition: "An unusual and praiseworthy book. . . . It takes a modern, almost anthropological view of history, in which worship is a part of a web of culture along with play, love, dress, and language."--B.A. Weisberger, "Washington Post Book World" "The most detailed, most polished of the works in its tradition."--Martin E. Marty, "New York Times Book Review" "An intellectual delight that one does not so much read as savor."--"America" "The definitive one-volume study by the leading authority."--"Christianity Today" "No one writing or thinking hereafter about America's past will be able to ignore Ahlstrom's magisterial account of the religious element."--"American Historical Review" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Religion |
| Dewey: 200.973 |
| LCCN: 2003116918 |
| Physical Information: 2.16" H x 6.04" W x 9.18" (3.63 lbs) 1192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This classic work, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion and Christian Century's choice as the Religious Book of the Decade (1979), is now issued with a new chapter by noted religious historian David Hall, who carries the story of American religious history forward to the present day. Praise for the earlier edition: "An unusual and praiseworthy book. . . . It takes a modern, almost anthropological view of history, in which worship is a part of a web of culture along with play, love, dress, and language."--B.A. Weisberger, Washington Post Book World "The most detailed, most polished of the works in its tradition."--Martin E. Marty, New York Times Book Review "An intellectual delight that one does not so much read as savor."--America "The definitive one-volume study by the leading authority."--Christianity Today "No one writing or thinking hereafter about America's past will be able to ignore Ahlstrom's magisterial account of the religious element."--American Historical Review |