American Christianities A History of Dominance and Diversity |
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| Editor:
| Brekus, Catherine A.
Gilpin, W. Clark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3515-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume of twenty-two original essays, contributed by a group of prominent thinkers in American religious studies, provides a sophisticated understanding of both the diversity and the alliances among Christianities in the United States and the influences that have shaped churches and the nation in reciprocal ways.
American Christianities explores this paradoxical dynamic of dominance and diversity that are the true marks of a faith too often perceived as homogeneous and...
More DescriptionThis volume of twenty-two original essays, contributed by a group of prominent thinkers in American religious studies, provides a sophisticated understanding of both the diversity and the alliances among Christianities in the United States and the influences that have shaped churches and the nation in reciprocal ways. American Christianities explores this paradoxical dynamic of dominance and diversity that are the true marks of a faith too often perceived as homogeneous and monolithic.