| The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History Contributor(s): Harvey, Paul (Editor), Blum, Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231140207 ISBN-13: 9780231140201 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 200.973 |
| LCCN: 2011024285 |
| Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.72 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first guide to American religious history from colonial times to the present, this anthology features twenty-two leading scholars speaking on major themes and topics in the development of the diverse religious traditions of the United States. These include the growth and spread of evangelical culture, the mutual influence of religion and politics, the rise of fundamentalism, the role of gender and popular culture, and the problems and possibilities of pluralism. Geared toward general readers, students, researchers, and scholars, The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History provides concise yet broad surveys of specific fields, with an extensive glossary and bibliographies listing relevant books, films, articles, music, and media resources for navigating different streams of religious thought and culture. The collection opens with a thematic exploration of American religious history and culture and follows with twenty topical chapters, each of which illuminates the dominant questions and lines of inquiry that have determined scholarship within that chapter's chosen theme. Contributors also outline areas in need of further, more sophisticated study and identify critical resources for additional research. The glossary, "American Religious History, A-Z," lists crucial people, movements, groups, concepts, and historical events, enhanced by extensive statistical data. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harvey, Paul: - Paul Harvey (PhD, History, UC Berkeley) is Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He is the author of a number of books, including Freedom's Coming: Religious Culture and the Shaping of the South from the Civil War through the Civil Rights Era (North Carolina, 2007), The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America (North Carolina, 2014), and Christianity and Race in the American South (Chicago, 2016). He is also the editor of The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America Since 1945 (Columbia, 2005) and The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History (Columbia, 2012). |