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Title:

World religions in America : an introduction / Jacob Neusner, editor.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

x, 449 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

United States--Religion.

Other Authors:

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Jacob Neusner -- In the beginning -- Native Americans and their religions / Sam Gill -- Christian foundations of American religions -- Protestant Christianity in the world and in America / Martin E. Marty -- The religious world of African Americans / Peter J. Paris -- The Catholics in the world and in America / Andrew M. Greeley and Paul Murray -- The religious world of Latino/a-Hispanic Americans / Justo L. González and Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi -- Orthodox Christianity in the world and in America / Jaroslav Pelikan and John McGuckin -- Other monotheistic traditions in America -- Judaism in the world and in America / Jacob Neusner -- Islam in the world and in America / John L. Esposito -- The Bahá'í Faith in the world and in America / Mike McMullen -- More recent arrivals -- Hinduism in India and in America / Gerald James Larson -- Buddhism in the world and in America / Malcolm David Eckel -- East Asian religions in today's America / Robert S. Ellwood and Mark A. Csikszentmihalyi -- Made (or re-made) in the U.S.A -- World religions made in the U.S.A. : apocalyptic communities : Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses / Dell deChant -- World religions made in the U.S.A. : metaphysical communities : Christian Science and theosophy / Dell deChant -- New thought : a quintessentially American religion / Dell deChant -- The Church of Scientology : a very new American religion / Dell deChant and Danny L. Jorgensen -- Nature religions : American neopaganism and witchcraft / Danny L. Jorgensen -- The Latter-day Saint (Mormon) religion in America and the world / Danny L. Jorgensen -- The Unification Church / George D. Chryssides -- Issues in American religion -- Religion and women in America / Eleanor J. Stebner -- Religion and politics in America / Andrew M. Greeley and Fred Frohock with Esben Gerhauge -- Religion and society in America / William Scott Green.

ISBN:

0664233201 (alk. paper)
9780664233204 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)308214850

LCCN:

2009006573

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

RAPD371 -- Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)