Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: Major Themes in American Religious History 1
5. 1. Colonial Encounters 49
6. 2. Native American Religions 69
7. 3. Civil Religion and National Identity 89
8. 4. Theology 105
9. 5. Evangelicals in American History 122
10. 6. Religion and Politics 136
11. 7. Religion and the Law in American History 154
12. 8. Religion, War, and Peace 169
13. 9. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 188
14. 10. Religion, Race, and African American Life 213
15. 11. Religion, Ethnicity, and the Immigrant Experience 236
16. 12. Asian American Religions 253
17. 13. Alternative Religious Movements in American History 265
18. 14. Religion and the Environment 280
19. 15. Religion and Popular Culture 295
20. 16. Religious Conservatism and Fundamentalism 309
21. 17. Catholicism in America 321
22. 18. American Judaism 338
23. 19. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) 352
24. 20. Islam in America 365
25. American Religious History, A–Z 381
26. Bibliography 417
27. Filmography 421
28. Discography 427
29. Selected Online American Religious History Resources 433
30. Contributors 439
31. Index 441