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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... past several decades . Both terms come into play when we consider Asian religions and others that are relatively new to the American scene , or when we note the increased visibility of black , pentecostal , and other elements in long ...
... past several decades . Both terms come into play when we consider Asian religions and others that are relatively new to the American scene , or when we note the increased visibility of black , pentecostal , and other elements in long ...
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... past overemphasis on a " mainline Protestant " story , is to leave out most of that story . This kind of reapportionment has been not merely proposed ; it has been rather frequently attempted , as surveys of recent course syllabi will ...
... past overemphasis on a " mainline Protestant " story , is to leave out most of that story . This kind of reapportionment has been not merely proposed ; it has been rather frequently attempted , as surveys of recent course syllabi will ...
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... past and offer better historical purchase on dilemmas of the present . My own attempt at reframing , which I do not propose as the only or even the best way , should be understood , first of all , as focusing on reli- gious diversities ...
... past and offer better historical purchase on dilemmas of the present . My own attempt at reframing , which I do not propose as the only or even the best way , should be understood , first of all , as focusing on reli- gious diversities ...
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... past or contemporaneous , in their responses to religious and cultural diversity . They did do better . The nine- teenth century in western Europe was an era of gradual decline for formal religious establishments , and of slowly ...
... past or contemporaneous , in their responses to religious and cultural diversity . They did do better . The nine- teenth century in western Europe was an era of gradual decline for formal religious establishments , and of slowly ...
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... past or present , has responded to sudden diversification with a rapid or full embrace of newcomers , or with strong enthusiasm for inhabitants of any kind who propose markedly new ideas and social plans . So if Ameri- can society ...
... past or present , has responded to sudden diversification with a rapid or full embrace of newcomers , or with strong enthusiasm for inhabitants of any kind who propose markedly new ideas and social plans . So if Ameri- can society ...
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