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The Columbia Documentary History Of Rel
. Ed(S): Harvey, Paul; Goff, Philip
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Paperback. Illustrates the ways in which individuals from the religious and political spectrum have engaged religion and viewed it as a crucial aspect of society. This anthology reflect the close relationship of religion, especially mainline Protestantism, to essential ideas undergirding Cold War America. Editor(s): Harvey, Paul; Goff, Philip. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 817.
Of late, religion seems to be everywhere, suffusing U.S. politics and popular culture and acting as both a unifying and a divisive force. This collection of manifestos, Supreme Court decisions, congressional testimonies, speeches, articles, book excerpts, pastoral letters, interviews, song lyrics, memoirs, and poems reflects the vitality, diversity, and changing nature of religious belief and practice in American public and private life over the last half century. Encompassing a range of perspectives, this book illustrates the ways in which individuals from all along the religious and political spectrum have engaged religion and viewed it as a crucial aspect of society. ... Read more
Of late, religion seems to be everywhere, suffusing U.S. politics and popular culture and acting as both a unifying and a divisive force. This collection of manifestos, Supreme Court decisions, congressional testimonies, speeches, articles, book excerpts, pastoral letters, interviews, song lyrics, memoirs, and poems reflects the vitality, diversity, and changing nature of religious belief and practice in American public and private life over the last half century. Encompassing a range of perspectives, this book illustrates the ways in which individuals from all along the religious and political spectrum have engaged religion and viewed it as a crucial aspect of society. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231118859
SKU
V9780231118859
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About . Ed(S): Harvey, Paul; Goff, Philip
Paul Harvey is professor of history at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and the author of Freedom's Coming: Religious Culture and the Shaping of the South from the Civil War Through the Civil Rights Era.Philip Goff is professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture at Indiana University-Purdue University.
Reviews for The Columbia Documentary History Of Rel
Scholars Harvey and Goff bring together a rich collection of primary sources...We find many cultural themes rendered fresh and revealing. Publishers Weekly This is a welcome and much-needed book... It provides texture and depth to lesser-known elements of the spiritual walk.
Stephen J. Shaw American Reference Books Annual Harvey and Goff have done a great service in assembling these ... Read more
Stephen J. Shaw American Reference Books Annual Harvey and Goff have done a great service in assembling these ... Read more