The American Religious Experience: A Concise History - Couverture souple

Bridgers, Lynn

 
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Synopsis

The American Religious Experience offers a short, accessible introduction to American religious history by an award-winning writer. Recognizing the inter-denominational, inter-religious and multi-cultural perspectives that all contribute to the American religious landscape, this book explores the tension between the central, dominant streams of American Christianity and those groups relegated to the periphery. On the edges of the American mainstream we find the histories of groups rooted in visionary traditions, emotionalized forms of religious practice, and ever-expanding ethnic and racial perspectives. The complexity of the religious scene in the United States now, ongoing tensions between identity and diversity, and the many voices that inform American religious practice today grow directly out of the dynamic history that unfolds in these pages.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lynn Bridgers is assistant professor of pastoral ministries and religious education at St. Thomas University in Miami and is author of Contemporary Varieties of Religious Experience.

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9780742550582: The American Religious Experience: A Concise History

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ISBN 10 :  0742550583 ISBN 13 :  9780742550582
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006
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