American Christianities : a history of dominance and diversity / / edited by Catherine A. Brekus and W. Clark Gilpin

• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (545 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.3/08; 277.308
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - United States
• Altri autori: BrekusCatherine A GilpinW. Clark
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Christian diversity in America -- pt. 2. Practicing Christianity in America -- pt. 3. Christianity and American culture -- pt. 4. Christianity and the American nation.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, at the same time, Christians in the United States have disagreed sharply about the meaning of their shared tradition, and, divided by denominational affiliation, race, and ethnicity, they have taken stances on every side of contested public issues from slavery to women's rights. 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 monolithic. -- Publisher
• Titolo autorizzato: American Christianities
• ISBN: 1-4696-0249-0; 0-8078-6914-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812961103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II