American religious traditions the shaping of religion in the United States /

Synopsis

"In this fully revised edition of his Religion in the New World, Richard Wentz extends and deepens his successful account of the shaping of America's diverse religious traditions. Wentz sketches the development and flowering of all the traditions - such as Native American, Reformed, Puritan, Roman Catholic, Restorationist - that proved decisive for American religion. He also discusses in detail the contributions of women, Mormons, Muslims, Asian and African traditions, and the pluralistic contemporary scene." "This book includes an eight-page gallery of illustrations and a CD-ROM with the full text of the book, chapter summaries, discussion questions, and many Web resources. The CD-ROM includes Libronix software, which offers such features as topic searching, bookmaking, notetaking, and highlighting."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved