Bremer, Thomas S.
Formed From This Soil: An Introduction to the Diverse History of Religion in America
Formed from This Soil offers a complete history of religion in America that centers on the diversity of sacred traditions and practices that have existed in the country from its earliest days.
- Organized chronologically starting with the earliest Europeans searching for new routes to Asia, through to the global context of post-9/11 America of the 21st century
- Includes discussion of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, political affiliations, and other elements of individual and collective identity
- Incorporates recent scholarship for a nuanced history that goes beyond simple explanations of America as a Protestant society
- Discusses diverse beliefs and practices that originated in the Americas as well as those that came from Europe, Asia, and Africa
- Pedagogical features include numerous visual images; sidebars with specialized topics and interpretive themes; discussion questions for each chapter; a glossary of common terms; and lists of relevant resources to broaden student learning
Keywords: Religious History, U.S. Religion, American Religion, History of Religion, Catholicism, Spanish empire, Christianity, Pilgrims, Puritans, Evangelical, Protestant
- Author(s)
- Bremer, Thomas S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 464 pages
- Category
- Religions
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118323540
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405189262