America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
A fascinating read and a sweeping historical analysis
By Midwest Book Review
America's Religions: From Their Origins To The Twenty-First Century by Peter W. Williams (Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religions and American Studies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio) is a massive, comprehensive, meticulous study of the religious movements that have shaped the United States and ranges from Native American religions and early European colonization era communities of faith to the religious modernism and pluralism of the twentieth century. Divided into fifty-five chapters, the scholarly narrative path traces a long road across centuries of human belief. America's Religions is a fascinating read and a sweeping historical analysis which is very highly recommended for History Of Religion supplemental reading lists and reference collections.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Very interesting... for a textbook
By Luke
I had to get this book for my REL 320 class and the first few weeks of reading in it I was bored with it, but as the class progressed I saw how great this book was written. The author Williams was really able to give information about the religions from a mostly unbiased view point, and not to mention in a rather easy to read style. Key terms are italicized, and usually have a short definition in parenthesis following the word.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Informative Guide About American Religion
By Jonathan L
This textbook is extremely thorough. It covers just about every major or minor religion in America. Do note, this book is massive and as such takes some time to get through. I used this book for a class on religion. This book was extremely helpful and helped get me through some aspects of the class. I would even go so far as to recommend this book as a leisurely read, just because of the breadth of the information. Besides, I feel that after going through this book, many of these facts and figures should be common knowledge before we start hating on or making prejudgments about a certain religion. This book helps to answer the facts and fiction before the long winding road to ignorance. Anyway, thanks for reading this review, and I hope you enjoy reading the book. Please don't allow my opinion to get too personal it is about the book, not your political views. Thanks again and wish you all the best.

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Product Description

In this comprehensive survey, Williams offers concise descriptions of the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of America's most influential and distinctive religious movements and denominations. Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of America's Religions incorporates the latest scholarship on religion and considers timely issues such as status of Muslims in the United States after September 11, 2001; the impact of religion on American politics, especially concerning the emergence of the Religious Right; and the intense battles fought within the Catholic Church and other denominations over the status of gay marriage and accusations of clergy members' sexual abuse. This edition also includes thirty-eight new illustrations of key persons in American religious history and notable places of worship.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #132634 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-29
• Original language:English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.61" h x6.89" w x1.57" l,3.10 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

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