Religion and the American Experience: A Social and Cultural History 1765-1996

Religion in the USA manifests itself in many forms and this book examines them, from religion in the early republic, to early African American religion, reform, nativism movements, and fundamentalism, up to the contemporary culture wars, in a study that spans almost 250 years. Introduction 1. Religion in the New Republic 2. Early African American Religion 3. Native American Religion 4. Societal Change and the Second Awakening 5. Women, the Churches, and Empowerment 6. Reform, Political Divisions, and Disunion 7. Postbellum African American Religion 8. Beyond the Mainstream: Immigrants, Nativism, and Cultural Conflict 9. Socioeconomic Change and Politics 10. Fundamentalists Versus Modernists 11. The Contemporary Scene