American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time [3 volumes]
byGary Scott Smith is professor of history emeritus at Grove City College. He has won awards for his teaching and is author or editor of 15 books.
20201207
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 1248 |
Topics | African Americans and Religion;America's Christian Origins;Bible in America, The;Buddhism in America;Economic Life and Religion;Education and Religion;Islam in America;Judaism in America;Mormonism;Native Americans and Religion;Political Life and Religion;Religion: History |
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A mix of thematic essays, reference entries, and primary source documents covers the role of religion in American history and life from the Colonial era to the present.
Often controversial, religion has been an important force in shaping American culture. Religious convictions strongly influenced colonial and state governments as well as the United States as a new republic. Religious teachings, values, and practices deeply affected political structures and policies, economic ideology and practice, educational institutions and instruction, social norms and customs, marriage, and family life. By analyzing religion's interaction with American culture and prominent religious leaders and ideologies, this reference helps readers to better understand many fascinating, often controversial, religious leaders, ideas, events, and topics.
The work is organized in three volumes devoted to particular periods. Volume one includes a chronology highlighting key events related to religion in American history and an introduction that overviews religion in America during the period covered by the volume, and roughly 10 essays that explore significant themes. These essays are followed by approximately 120 alphabetically arranged reference entries providing objective, fundamental information about topics related to religion in America. Each volume presents nearly 50 primary source documents, each introduced by a contextualizing headnote. A selected, general bibliography closes volume three.
- Timelines in each volume highlight key events in American religious history
- Some 30 essays survey broad themes central to American religious history
- Roughly 360 reference entries provide fundamental information about specific topics related to religion in American history
- Excerpts from around 150 primary source documents provide first-hand accounts of how religion has shaped American history
- Entry bibliographies and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography direct users to additional information resources
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
American Religious History: Belief and Society through Time [3 volumes]
Contributors: Smith, Gary;Abstract:A mix of thematic essays, reference entries, and primary source documents covers the role of religion in American history and life from the Colonial era to the present.
Often controversial, religion has been an important force in shaping American culture. Religious convictions strongly influenced colonial and state governments as well as the United States as a new republic. Religious teachings, values, and practices deeply affected political structures and policies, economic ideology and practice, educational institutions and instruction, social norms and customs, marriage, and family life. By analyzing religion's interaction with American culture and prominent religious leaders and ideologies, this reference helps readers to better understand many fascinating, often controversial, religious leaders, ideas, events, and topics.
The work is organized in three volumes devoted to particular periods. Volume one includes a chronology highlighting key events related to religion in American history and an introduction that overviews religion in America during the period covered by the volume, and roughly 10 essays that explore significant themes. These essays are followed by approximately 120 alphabetically arranged reference entries providing objective, fundamental information about topics related to religion in America. Each volume presents nearly 50 primary source documents, each introduced by a contextualizing headnote. A selected, general bibliography closes volume three.
- Timelines in each volume highlight key events in American religious history
- Some 30 essays survey broad themes central to American religious history
- Roughly 360 reference entries provide fundamental information about specific topics related to religion in American history
- Excerpts from around 150 primary source documents provide first-hand accounts of how religion has shaped American history
- Entry bibliographies and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography direct users to additional information resources
Editor(s): Smith, Gary;SortTitle: american religious history: belief and society through time [3 volumes]Author Info:Gary Scott SmitheditorGary Scott Smith is professor of history emeritus at Grove City College. He has won awards for his teaching and is author or editor of 15 books.
eISBN-13: 9781440861611Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440861611.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440861604Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1248Publication Date: 20201207Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- Cover i1
- Title Page iv4
- Copyright v5
- Contents viii8
- Preface xxii22
- Acknowledgments xxiv24
- Introduction xxvi26
- Chronology xxxviii38
- Volume 1: Colonial Era to the Civil War viii8
- Thematic Essays 252
- African Americans and Religion, Colonial Era to the Civil War 454
- The Bible in America, Colonial Era to the Civil War 1161
- Domestic Life, Colonial Era to the Civil War 1969
- Religion and Economics, Colonial Era to the Civil War 2676
- Religion and Education, Colonial Era to the Civil War 3484
- Ethnic American Religious Beliefs and Practices, Colonial Era to the Civil War 4191
- Religion and Literature, Colonial Era to the Civil War 4898
- Native Americans and Religion, Colonial Era to the Civil War 55105
- Religion and Politics, Colonial Era to the Civil War 63113
- Women and Religion, Colonial Era to the Civil War 70120
- Entries 78128
- Adams, Samuel (1722–1803) 80130
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 82132
- Allen, Ethan (1738–1789) 84134
- Allen, Richard (1760–1831) 86136
- American Bible Society 88138
- The American Revolution 90140
- America’s Christian Origins 92142
- Anabaptists 95145
- Asbury, Francis (1745–1816) 98148
- Backus, Isaac (1724–1806) 100150
- Baptists, Colonial Era to the Civil War 102152
- Beecher, Lyman (1775–1863) 104154
- The Benevolent Empire 107157
- Boardman, William Edwin (1810–1886) 109159
- Boudinot, Elias (1740–1821) 110160
- Bradstreet, Anne (1612–1672) 111161
- Brainerd, David (1718–1747) 113163
- Calvert, Cecil (1605–1675) 114164
- Campbell, Alexander (1788–1866) 115165
- Carroll, Charles (1737–1832) 117167
- Carroll, John (1735–1815) 118168
- Cartwright, Peter (1785–1872) 120170
- Channing, William Ellery (1780–1842) 122172
- Chauncy, Charles (1705–1787) 124174
- The Civil War 126176
- Colonial American Religion 129179
- Colwell, Stephen (1800–1871) 132182
- Congregationalism 133183
- Cotton, John (1584–1652) 136186
- Davies, Samuel (1723–1761) 138188
- Deism 140190
- Disciples of Christ 142192
- Duffield, George (1794–1868) 145195
- Dutch Reformed 146196
- Dwight, Timothy (1752–1817) 149199
- Edwards, Jonathan (1703–1758) 151201
- Election of 1800 154204
- Eliot, John (1604–1690) 156206
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803–1882) 157207
- Enlightenment’s Influence in America 160210
- Faith of the Founders 163213
- Finney, Charles (1792–1875) 165215
- The First Great Awakening 168218
- Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790) 170220
- Frelinghuysen, Theodorus (1692–1747) 172222
- The German Reformed 174224
- Grimké, Angelina Emily (1805–1879) 177227
- Gurney, Joseph John (1788–1847) 179229
- Halfway Covenant 180230
- Handsome Lake (1735–1815) 181231
- Hicks, Elias (1748–1830) 182232
- Hodge, Charles (1797–1878) 184234
- Hopkins, Samuel (1721–1803) 186236
- Hutchinson, Anne (1591–1643) 188238
- Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall” (1824–1863) 191241
- Jay, John (1745–1829) 192242
- Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826) 194244
- Jesuits 196246
- Judson, Adoniram (1788–1850) 198248
- Langdon, Samuel (1723–1797) 199249
- Lay, Benjamin (1681–1759) 201251
- Lee, Ann (1736–1784) 202252
- Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865) 204254
- Lovejoy, Elijah (1802–1837) 206256
- Makemie, Francis (ca. 1658–1708) 207257
- Mather, Cotton (1663–1728) 209259
- Mather, Increase (1639–1723) 211261
- Mayhew, Jonathan (1720–1766) 213263
- Mayhew, Thomas, Jr. (ca. 1620–1657) 215265
- McGready, James (1763–1817) 216266
- Missions to the Native Americans 217267
- Moravians 220270
- Mott, Lucretia (1793–1880) 223273
- Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior (1711–1787) 225275
- Neolin (c. 1720s–c. 1770s?) 226276
- Nettleton, Asahel (1783–1844) 227277
- Nevin, John Williamson (1803–1886) 229279
- Occom, Samson (1723–1792) 230280
- Palmer, Phoebe (1807–1874) 232282
- Penn, William (1644–1718) 233283
- Predestination 236286
- Presbyterians, Colonial Era to the Civil War 239289
- Puritans 242292
- Quakers 245295
- Salem Witch Trials 248298
- Schlatter, Michael (1716–1790) 250300
- The Second Great Awakening 251301
- Seton, Elizabeth Ann (1774–1821) 255305
- Slavery 256306
- Smith, Henry Boynton (1815–1877) 259309
- Smith, Joseph (1805–1844) 260310
- Smohalla (ca. 1815–1895) 263313
- Sorin, Edward (1814–1893) 264314
- Stearns, Shubal (1706–1771) 265315
- Stiles, Ezra (1727–1795) 266316
- Stone, Barton (1772–1844) 268318
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896) 269319
- Tappan, Arthur (1786–1865) 271321
- Taylor, Edward (1642–1729) 273323
- Taylor, Nathaniel William (1786–1858) 274324
- Tegahkouita, Catherine (1656–1680) 275325
- Temperance Movement 276326
- Tennent, Gilbert (1703–1764) 279329
- Tenskwatawa (ca. 1775–1836) 281331
- Thornwell, James Henley (1812–1862) 282332
- Transcendentalism 284334
- Trusteeism 287337
- Unitarianism 288338
- Voluntary Principle 291341
- Walther, Carl F. W. (1811–1887) 294344
- The War of 1812 295345
- Weld, Theodore (1803–1895) 298348
- Wheatley, Phillis (1753–1784) 300350
- Wheelock, Eleazar (1711–1779) 301351
- Whitefield, George (1714–1770) 303353
- Williams, Roger (1603–1683) 305355
- Winthrop, John (1588–1649) 308358
- Witherspoon, John (1723–1794) 310360
- Woolman, John (1720–1772) 312362
- Worcester, Samuel (1798–1859) 313363
- Wovoka (ca. 1856–1932) 315365
- Young, Brigham (1801–1877) 316366
- Primary Source Documents 320370
- Volume 2: Reconstruction to World War II 372422
- Thematic Essays 390440
- African Americans and Religion, Reconstruction to World War II 392442
- The Bible in America, Reconstruction to World War II 399449
- Catholicism, Reconstruction to World War II 407457
- Domestic Life, Reconstruction to World War II 414464
- Religion and Economics, Reconstruction to World War II 421471
- Religion and Education, Reconstruction to World War II 429479
- Judaism, Reconstruction to World War II 437487
- Religion and Politics, Reconstruction to World War II 444494
- Religion and Science, Reconstruction to World War II 452502
- Women and Religion, Reconstruction to World War II 459509
- Entries 466516
- Abbott, Lyman (1835–1922) 468518
- Americanist Controversy in the Catholic Church 470520
- Anti-Semitism 471521
- Baptists, Reconstruction to World War II 473523
- Beecher, Henry Ward (1813–1887) 475525
- Black Elk (ca. 1866–1950) 478528
- Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna (1831–1891) 479529
- Booth, Evangeline (1865–1950) 480530
- Briggs, Charles A. (1841–1913) 481531
- Brooks, Phillips (1835–1893) 482532
- Brownson, Orestes (1803–1876) 484534
- Bryan, William Jennings (1860–1925) 485535
- Bushnell, Horace (1802–1876) 487537
- Calvinism 490540
- Carus, Paul (1852–1919) 493543
- Christian and Missionary Alliance 494544
- Christian Science 496546
- Church of God in Christ 498548
- Church of the Nazarene 500550
- Clarke, William Newton (1841–1912) 502552
- Coffin, Henry Sloane (1877–1954) 504554
- Conwell, Russell (1843–1925) 506556
- Coughlin, Father Charles (1891–1979) 508558
- Crummell, Alexander (1819–1898) 510560
- Dabney, Robert (1820–1898) 512562
- Day, Dorothy (1897–1980) 514564
- Dispensationalism 516566
- Drexel, Katharine (1858–1955) 518568
- Dulles, John Foster (1888–1959) 519569
- Eddy, Mary Baker (1821–1910) 521571
- Election of 1928 523573
- Episcopalians, Reconstruction to World War II 525575
- Father Divine (George Baker) (1880–1965) 528578
- Federal Council of Churches of Christ 529579
- Foreign Missions, 1865–1945 532582
- Fosdick, Harry Emerson (1878–1969) 534584
- The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy 537587
- Garfield, James Abram (1831–1881) 539589
- Garnet, Henry Highland (1815–1882) 541591
- Ghost Dance Movement 544594
- Gibbons, James Cardinal (1834–1921) 545595
- Gladden, Washington (1836–1918) 548598
- Gordon, A. J. (1836–1895) 550600