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

Williams, Peter W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252066820 ISBN 13: 9780252066825

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2001

Synopsis

A one-volume history of religion in America.

About this title

Book 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.

About the Author:

Peter W. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and American Studies at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of "Popular Religion in America" and "Houses of God."

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0252066820
• ISBN 13: 9780252066825
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 619