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History of religion in the United States.

Author: Clifton E Olmstead
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1960.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The European heritage -- The Spanish and French missions -- The rise and progress of colonial Anglicanism -- The Puritan adventure in New England -- Religious minorities in the English colonies -- The transplanting of continental Protestantism -- The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians -- The Great Awakening -- The aftermath of the revival -- Religion in the Revolutionary era -- The churches in a period of reorganization --  Read more...
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Olmstead, Clifton E.
History of religion in the United States.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1960
(OCoLC)609175393
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Clifton E Olmstead
OCLC Number: 382571
Description: 628 p. 24 cm.
Contents: The European heritage --
The Spanish and French missions --
The rise and progress of colonial Anglicanism --
The Puritan adventure in New England --
Religious minorities in the English colonies --
The transplanting of continental Protestantism --
The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians --
The Great Awakening --
The aftermath of the revival --
Religion in the Revolutionary era --
The churches in a period of reorganization --
Western expansion and the Second Awakening --
The great missionary enterprise --
Christian contributions to education --
Conflicts in religious thought and practice --
Immigration and the changing religious scene --
The emergence of religious cults and movements --
Evangelism and social reform --
The churches and the slavery controversy --
The house divided --
Denominational consolidation and expansion --
Americanism and the immigrant faiths --
Christian idealism in national life --
Social religion in modern America --
The churches and crusading internationalism --
Religious cults since the Civil War --
Movements toward Christian unity --
The retreat to normalcy --
Religion in an era of crisis.

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The European heritage -- The Spanish and French missions -- The rise and progress of colonial Anglicanism -- The Puritan adventure in New England -- Religious minorities in the English colonies -- The transplanting of continental Protestantism -- The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians -- The Great Awakening -- The aftermath of the revival -- Religion in the Revolutionary era -- The churches in a period of reorganization -- Western expansion and the Second Awakening -- The great missionary enterprise -- Christian contributions to education -- Conflicts in religious thought and practice -- Immigration and the changing religious scene -- The emergence of religious cults and movements -- Evangelism and social reform -- The churches and the slavery controversy -- The house divided -- Denominational consolidation and expansion -- Americanism and the immigrant faiths -- Christian idealism in national life -- Social religion in modern America -- The churches and crusading internationalism -- Religious cults since the Civil War -- Movements toward Christian unity -- The retreat to normalcy -- Religion in an era of crisis.

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