Formed from This Soil: The Diversity of Religious Life in American History

Formed from This Soil is 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. • Incorporates recent scholarship for a nuanced history that goes beyond simple explanations of America as a Protestant society • 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 • 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

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8927-9
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 26/12/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés