Religion in America: A Comprehensive Guide to Faith, History, and Tradition - Couverture rigide

 
9781402743016: Religion in America: A Comprehensive Guide to Faith, History, and Tradition
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1402743017 ISBN 13 : 9781402743016
Editeur : Sterling, 2012

Synopsis

Illustrated, comprehensive and illuminating, this thoroughly up-to-date work is more inclusive than competitive volumes - with features on everything from ancient Native American beliefs to Protestantism to newer creeds like Scientology - it presents a host of eminent religious figures and scholars to introduce the basic tenets and structure of 30 faiths. A respected authority on each religion surveys its history, exploring important issues both internal to the faith and external, with respect to contemporary American society, culture and politics. The essays also discuss broader, more overarching aspects of worship in the U.S., including such topics as interfaith relations and communication, religion and the media, the interaction of science and faith and mergers and schisms within established groups. And, in addition to serving as an encyclopedic reference, this book tackles head-on the most current issues and controversies in American religious worship.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Illustrated, comprehensive and illuminating, this thoroughly up-to-date work is more inclusive than competitive volumes - with features on everything from ancient Native American beliefs to Protestantism to newer creeds like Scientology - it presents a host of eminent religious figures and scholars to introduce the basic tenets and structure of 30 faiths. A respected authority on each religion surveys its history, exploring important issues both internal to the faith and external, with respect to contemporary American society, culture and politics. The essays also discuss broader, more overarching aspects of worship in the U.S., including such topics as interfaith relations and communication, religion and the media, the interaction of science and faith and mergers and schisms within established groups. And, in addition to serving as an encyclopedic reference, this book tackles head-on the most current issues and controversies in American religious worship.

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Éditeur
Sterling
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402743017
ISBN 13 
9781402743016
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
960
Éditeur
Rabinowitz Harold, Tobin Greg
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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