Religion and American Culture: A Brief History Contributor(s): Marsden, George M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802875394 ISBN-13: 9780802875396 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $28.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - History | North American - Religion | Christian Theology - Anthropology |
Dewey: 200.973 |
LCCN: 2018018271 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.92 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: While Americans still profess to be one of the most religious people in the industrialized world, many aspects of American culture have long been secular and materialistic. That is just one of the many paradoxes, contradictions, and surprises in the relationship between Christianity and American culture. In this book George Marsden, a leading historian of American Christianity and award-winning author, tells the story of that relationship in a concise and thought-provoking way. Surveying the history of religion and American culture from the days of the earliest European settlers right up through the elections of 2016, Marsden offers the kind of historically and religiously informed scholarship that has made him one of the nation's most respected and decorated historians. Students in the classroom and history readers of all ages will benefit from engaging with the story Marsden tells. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marsden, George M.: - George M. Marsden, Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritusof History at the University of Notre Dame, is currently ascholar in residence at Calvin College. Among his manyother books is the full-length biography JonathanEdwards: A Life (Yale 2003), which received nineawards, including the Bancroft Prize in history and theGrawemeyer Award in religion. |