ABSTRACT
A History of Religion in America: From the End of the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America from the end of the American Civil War to religion in post 9/11 America. The volume explores major religious groups in the United States and examines the following topics:
- The aftermath of the American Civil War
- Immigration’s impact on American religion
- The rise of the social gospel
- The fundamentalist response
- Religion in Cold War America
- The 60’s counterculture and the backlash
- Religion in Post-9/11 America
Chronologically arranged and integrating various religious developments into a coherent historical narrative, this book also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions. Designed for undergraduate religious studies and history students A History of Religion in America provides a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the complexity of religion in American history.
