Religious sites in America / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.

Contributor:

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space--United States--Encyclopedias.

Sacred space.

Religion.

United States--Religion--Encyclopedias.

United States.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xvii, 508 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmp. cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, [2000]

Summary:

Ranging over the incredibly diverse American religious expression, Religious Sites in America explores more than 160 worship sites as representative examples of individual beliefs and practices.

Contents:

Abbey of Gethsemani 1

Abhidhyan Yoga Institute 4

Abyssinian Baptist Church 5

Acoma Pueblo 7

Aghor Ashram 10

Air Force Academy Chapel 11

All Saints' Chapel 15

Amana Church Society 17

Antelope Canyon 20

Apostolic Church of God 22

Aryaloka Buddhist Retrest Center 23

Ave Maria Grotto 25

Badger-Two Medicine Area 29

Baha'i House of Worship 30

Baron Hirsch Synagogue 34

Bethabara Moravian Church 35

Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 39

Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove 41

Black Hills 44

Boston Avenue Methodist Church 48

Brownsville Assembly of God 50

Bruton Parish Church 53

Calvary Church 57

Canyon de Chelly 59

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis 63

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart 67

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 70

Cathedral of Hope 73

Cathedral of St. Joseph 74

Cathedral Rock 76

Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 78

Center for Dao-Confucianism 80

Chaco Canyon 81

Chapel of Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84

Chapel of Peace 86

Chapel of the Prodigal 88

Charterhouse of the Transfiguration 90

Christ Lutheran Church 93

Christus Gardens 94

Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye 95

Church of Scientology Los Angeles 97

Church of the Blessed Sacrament 99

Chuska Mountains 101

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve 102

Congregation Beth Yeshua 106

Crater Lake 108

Crossroads Community Church of Hyde Park 111

Crystal Cathedral 113

Detroit Zen Center 117

Devils Tower National Monument 118

Diana's Grove 121

Dwight Chapel 123

Ebenezer Baptist Church 127

Echo Canyon 129

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church 131

Enchanted Rock 133

Enola Hill 135

First Baptist Church of America 139

First Church of Christ, Scientist 141

First Presbyterian Church 144

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 147

French Huguenot Church 150

Germantown Mennonite Church 153

Grotto of the Redemption 155

Gurdwara Sahib El Sobrante 157

Harvest Ministries, Inc. 159

Hermanos Penitentes 160

Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago 162

Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church 165

Holy Cross Abbey 167

Holy Land USA 168

Holy Name Monastery 170

Holy Trinity Chapel of Fort Ross 171

Hot Springs Mountain 175

Islamic Center of America 179

Jade Buddha Temple 183

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim 187

Kaho' Olawe 189

Kannagara Jinja 193

King's Chapel 195

Lama Foundation 197

Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple 199

The Little Brown Church in the Vale 200

Loretto Chapel 203

Lovely Lane Methodist Church 205

Medicine Wheel 209

Meher Spiritual Center 211

Memorial Church of Harvard University 213

Mepkin Abbey 215

Methodist Tabernacle 219

Mission of San Miguel of Santa Fe 222

Monastery of Christ in the Desert 223

Monastery of the Holy Cross 225

Mormon Tabernacle 227

Mosque Maryam 229

Mount Graham 232

Mount Shasta 234

Mount Tabor Retreat Center 237

Nappanee Missionary Church 239

National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague 240

Native American Church 244

Old Mission of the Sacred Heart 247

Old North Church 250

Old Swedes Church 254

Oraibi 255

Osho Chidvilas 259

Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey 261

Painted Rock 263

Palace of Gold 264

Pendle Hill 267

Pentecostals of Alexandria 270

Pipestone National Monument 272

Plum Street Temple 278

Point Barrow 279

Prayer Tower 282

Rainbow Bridge 287

Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York 289

Riverside Church 292

Rodef Shalom Congregation 295

Rothko Chapel 299

San Juan Bautista Mission 303

San Juan Capistrano Mission 304

San Luis Obispo de Tolosa 307

San Marga Iraivan Temple 309

Santa Fe Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi 314

El Santuario de Chimayo 318

Second Baptist Church 322

Seton Shrine 323

Shaker Meeting House, Sabbathday Lake, Maine 325

Sisters of Benedict 329

Sitka National Historical Park 330

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church 333

Sleeping Ute Mountain 336

Snoqualmie Falls 339

St. Benedict Center 342

St. Benedict's Abbey and Retreat Center 343

St. Fidelis Church 346

St. John's Abbey 348

St. Louis Cathedral 351

St. Patrick's Cathedral 355

Subiaco Abbey 357

Taos Pueblo 361

Temple Emanu-El 365

Temple of Eck 368

Thorncrown Chapel 370

Touro Synagogue 373

Tri-County Assembly of God 376

Trinity Church 378

Trinity Episcopal Church 382

Triumph Church and New Life Christian Fellowship 384

Tsubaki America Shrine 386

Unification Church 389

Universal Peace Buddha Temple of New York 391

Ursuline Convent 393

Voodoo Spiritual Temple 397

Waldensian Presbyterian Church 399

Washington Islamic Mosque and Cultural Center 401

Washington National Cathedral 402

Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram 406

Wat Lao Buddhavong 408

Wayfarers' Chapel 409

Wellspring Church and Christian Center 412

West Parish Meetinghouse 413

Yellowstone 417

Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington (ZAMWI) 421.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1576071545

OCLC:

44681692