Religion in American History / Edition 1

by Amanda Porterfield, John Corrigan

Overview

This student-friendly introduction combines both thematic and chronological approaches in exploring the pivotal role religion played in American history - and of its impact across a range of issues, from identity formation and politics, to race, gender, and class.

• A comprehensive introduction to American religious history that successfully combines thematic and chronological approaches, aiding both teaching and learning
  
• Brings together a stellar cast of experts to trace the development of theology, the political order, practice, and race, ethnicity, gender and class throughout America's history
  
• Accessibly structured in to four key eras: Exploration and Encounter (1492-1676); The Atlantic World (1676-1802); American Empire (1803-1898); and Global Reach (1898-present).
  
• Investigates the role of religion in forming people's identities, emotional experiences, social conflict, politics, and patriotism

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405161381
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/26/2010
Series:	Wiley Desktop Editions Series
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	790,093
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Amanda Porterfield is Robert A. Spivey Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. She has written books on the New England Puritans, Protestant women missionaries in the 19th century, and the transformation of American religion after 1960. Her publications include The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late-Twentieth Century Awakening (2001); American Religious History (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2002); and The Protestant Experience in America (2006).

John Corrigan is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. He has published extensively on American religious history, religion and emotion, religious intolerance, and religion and spatiality. His recent books include The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Emotion (2008) and Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History (with Lynn Neal, 2010).

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii

How to Use This Book ix

Notes on Contributors x

Introduction Amanda Porterfield John Corrigan 1

Part I Exploration and Encounter (1492-1692) 9

1 Politics Amanda Porterfield 11

2 Cosmology John Corrigan 29

3 Community Sarah Rivett 49

4 Practice Tracy N. Leavelle 69

Part II The Atlantic World (1692-1803) 89

5 Politics Jon Sensbach 91

6 Cosmology Stephen A. Marini 109

7 Community Kenneth P. Minkema 134

8 Practice Martha L. Finch 151

Part III American Empire (1803-1898) 171

9 Politics Mark A. Noll 173

10 Cosmology Robert Fuller 190

11 Community Heather D. Curtis 210

12 Practice Christopher White 229

Part IV Global Reach (1898-Present) 247

13 Politics Charles H. Lippy 249

14 Cosmology Kathryn Lofton 266

15 Community Peter W. Williams 285

16 Practice Candy Gunther Brown 302

Acknowledgments 321

Index 323

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Porterfield and Corrigan have put together a stellar lineup of scholars and collectively produced a classroom-usable book that simultaneously defines and stretches the field of American religious history. Combining the best of historical and religious studies approaches, the themes of the chapters together with the chronological structure give readers fresh perspectives on the American religious past."
–Paul Harvey, University of Colorado

“Amanda Porterfield and John Corrigan have both opened new pathways to the study of American religious history. This superb text draws on that record of innovation, imagination, and insight to give us the story in a fresh and exciting way.”
–Brooks Holifield, Emory University

“A remarkably imaginative reading of religion in American history, the essays in this volume provide fresh insights into old materials and, at the same time, bring a wide array of new materials into view. This is, in short, an engaging tour through one of the most lively, contested, and important parts of the nation’s story.”
–Grant Wacker, Duke University

Editorial Reviews

At a time when the role of faith and belief in American life is receiving renewed attention, this is a valuable introduction to the nation’s religious heritage.”  (Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1 July 2012)

 

From the Publisher