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Formed From This Soil

by Thomas S. Bremer
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Formed from This Soil offers a complete history of religion in America that centers on the diversity of sacred traditions and practices that have existed in the country from its earliest days.

  • Organized chronologically starting with the earliest Europeans searching for new routes to Asia, through to the global context of post-9/11 America of the 21st century
  • Includes discussion of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, political affiliations, and other elements of individual and collective identity
  • Incorporates recent scholarship for a nuanced history that goes beyond simple explanations of America as a Protestant society
  • Discusses diverse beliefs and practices that originated in the Americas as well as those that came from Europe, Asia, and Africa
  • Pedagogical features include numerous visual images; sidebars with specialized topics and interpretive themes; discussion questions for each chapter; a glossary of common terms; and lists of relevant resources to broaden student learning
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    Publisher: Wiley

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    • ISBN: 9781118323540
    • Release date: October 10, 2014

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    • ISBN: 9781118323540
    • File size: 23741 KB
    • Release date: October 10, 2014

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    Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    Formed from This Soil offers a complete history of religion in America that centers on the diversity of sacred traditions and practices that have existed in the country from its earliest days.

  • Organized chronologically starting with the earliest Europeans searching for new routes to Asia, through to the global context of post-9/11 America of the 21st century
  • Includes discussion of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, political affiliations, and other elements of individual and collective identity
  • Incorporates recent scholarship for a nuanced history that goes beyond simple explanations of America as a Protestant society
  • Discusses diverse beliefs and practices that originated in the Americas as well as those that came from Europe, Asia, and Africa
  • Pedagogical features include numerous visual images; sidebars with specialized topics and interpretive themes; discussion questions for each chapter; a glossary of common terms; and lists of relevant resources to broaden student learning
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    Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction
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