Religious Pluralism in America: The Contentious History of a Founding IdealYale University Press, 2003 M01 1 - 276 pages In this groundbreaking and timely history, an eminent historian of religion chronicles America's struggle to fulfill the promise of religious toleration enshrined in our Constitution. William Hutchison shows that as Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and others emerged to challenge the Protestant mainstream, we have expanded our understanding of what it means to be a religiously diverse country. ?[This] landmark study address[es] a topic that is both central to American history and relevant to pressing current debates. . . . Stimulating, illuminating, and provocative.”?Mark Noll ?A fascinating account of how religious pluralism, a pluralism that now accepts the most distant stretches of religious diversity, has become institutionalized in the United States.”?Nathan Glazer ?Rich and engaging.”?Thomas C. Berg, Christian Century ?Hutchison's history is learned and accessible. In its use of cultural evidence?including political cartoons, gospel lyrics, portraits, and photographs?it is even entertaining. . . . More importantly, at all points it is clear.”?Erin Leib, New York Sun |
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... given every encouragement to foster and support the work of those whose principal concerns lay elsewhere . And indeed , as it turned out , thir- teen of the twenty - seven appointees to our Lilly Research Groups pro- duced studies of ...
... given every encouragement to foster and support the work of those whose principal concerns lay elsewhere . And indeed , as it turned out , thir- teen of the twenty - seven appointees to our Lilly Research Groups pro- duced studies of ...
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... —or only a great agglomeration of subcultural histories ? Given the now- recognized integrity of these subcultures , should we stop try- ing to tell an overall story ? If we do try to retell this larger story , can we hope to " fit it all.
... —or only a great agglomeration of subcultural histories ? Given the now- recognized integrity of these subcultures , should we stop try- ing to tell an overall story ? If we do try to retell this larger story , can we hope to " fit it all.
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... given era could easily , employing time - honored definitions , refer to the United States as the showcase for religious pluralism . Thus in the mid - nineteenth century , although some by then were recog- nizing toleration as an ...
... given era could easily , employing time - honored definitions , refer to the United States as the showcase for religious pluralism . Thus in the mid - nineteenth century , although some by then were recog- nizing toleration as an ...
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