Religion in American Life: A Short History

by Randall Balmer, Jon Butler, Grant Wacker

Book Overview

Accessible and wide-ranging, Religion in American Life illuminates the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in American history. Jon Butler begins by describing the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization. He traces the progress of religion in the colonies through the time of the American Revolution, covering all the religious groups in the colonies: Protestants, Jews, Catholics, as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195158245
• ISBN13: 9780195158243
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 8.3"