Religion in contemporary America / Charles H. Lippy and Eric Tranby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lippy, Charles H., author.

Contributor:

Tranby, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Religion--1945-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the present day, looking at the major traditions including mainline Protestantism, the evangelical-pentecostal surge, Catholicism, Judaism, African-American religions and new religious movements. The authors ask whether Americans are becoming less religious, and how religious thought has moved from traditional systematic theology to approaches such as black and feminist theology and environmental theol

Contents:

pt. I. Setting the stage

pt. II. Mainline religions in historical and sociological context

pt. III. Moving beyond the mainstream

pt. IV. Where American religion is heading.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-07021-0

0-203-59111-9

1-299-31958-0

1-135-07022-9

9780203591116

OCLC:

831117956