Gods in America - Religious Pluralism in the United States

Zusatztext There is no better point of entry to the study of American religious diversity that this carefully constructed volume of essays by leading scholars of the various faith traditions now visible in the United States. The authors not only present the most important historical facts, but reflect discerningly on the theoretical issues of pluralism and authenticity. Informationen zum Autor Charles L. Cohen is Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Ronald L. Numbers is Hilldale Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Klappentext Religous pluralism has characterized America almost from its seventeenth-century inception, but the past half century or so has witnessed wholesale changes in the religious landscape. Gods in America brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explain the historical roots of these phenomena and assess their impact on modern American society. "There is no better point of entry to the study of American religious diversity that this carefully constructed volume of essays by leading scholars of the various faith traditions now visible in the United States. The authors not only present the most important historical facts, but reflect discerningly on the theoretical issues of pluralism and authenticity." -- David A. Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor, University of California, Berkeley Zusammenfassung Religous pluralism has characterized America almost from its seventeenth-century inception, but the past half century or so has witnessed wholesale changes in the religious landscape. Gods in America brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explain the historical roots of these phenomena and assess their impact on modern American society.

Product details

• Authors: Charles L. Cohen, Charles Lloyd Numbers Cohen
• Assisted by: Charles L. Cohen (Editor), Ronald L. Numbers (Editor), Numbers Ronald L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9780199931903
• ISBN: 978-0-19-993190-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith, History of Religion, Interfaith relations, Religious life and practice, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious life & practice, Social groups: religious groups and communities