Parade of Faiths
Immigration and American Religion
Published on 6. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-19-533307-7 (ISBN)
Description
American religious history IS the history of immigration, from the first settlers in the 'Promised Land' to today's arrivals from every corner of the globe. Immigration and American Relgion in American Life series (Jon Butler and Harry S. Stout, general editors), examines the immigrant experience and the changes that arrivlas in the New World felt in their lives - and in the meaning of religion.
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This work serves as an important introductory volume, one that offers a glimpse into a particular and important part of the American religious past, while simultaneously giving students a prescriptive nudge toward a future of pluralism and tolerance. * Religion *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
8 pp halftone plates
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-533307-7 (9780195333077)
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12/2007
1st Edition
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Content
Preface
1: The Free Air of the New World: The Protestant Immigrant Experience
2: The Land of Sanctuary: The Catholic Immigrant Experience
3: In the Promised Land: The Jewish Immigrant Experience
4: In the Land of the Flowery Flag: Immigrants of the Late Twentieth Century
5: The Legacy of Immigration
Chronology
Further Reading
Index
1: The Free Air of the New World: The Protestant Immigrant Experience
2: The Land of Sanctuary: The Catholic Immigrant Experience
3: In the Promised Land: The Jewish Immigrant Experience
4: In the Land of the Flowery Flag: Immigrants of the Late Twentieth Century
5: The Legacy of Immigration
Chronology
Further Reading
Index