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| Titre : | Religion in America Since 1945 : A History |
| Auteurs : | Patrick Allitt, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | New York [USA] : Columbia University Press, 2003 |
| Collection : | Columbia Histories of Modern American Life |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-231-12154-5 |
| Format : | xv + 313 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | HF (Histoire de l'Eglise/protestantisme: Amérique du Nord) |
| Résumé : |
FROM TELEVANGELISM AND MORMONISM TO THE NATION OF ISLAM AND NEW AGE SPIRITUALITY, Patrick Allitt explores the full scope of religious expression in postwar America. Identifying the major trends and significant moments within major denominations and less formal religious movements, Allitt asks how religious groups have shaped and been shaped by some of the most important cultural, political, and theological issues and events of the last sixty years.
Allitt reveals the ways in which the boundaries between religious and political discourse have become increasingly blurred in the postwar era. Beyond denominational lines, religious Americans had come by the 1980s to be divided along political lines as they confronted the challenges of modernity and secularism. Partly due to this politicization and partly due to the growing presence of Asian, Latino, and other ethnic groups, the United States is anomalous among the Western industrialized nations in witnessing a growth in church membership and religious affiliation during the postwar era. Religion in America Since 1945 is a masterful analysis of this dynamism and diversity, offering an ideal background to understanding the contemporary religious scene. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface - 1. Anxious Victory - 1945-1952: The War’s End / The American Religious Landscape / Cold War of the Spirit / Spiritual Peace in the 1940s - 2. Religion and Materialism - 1950-1970: Fighting Godless Communism / Religious Intellectuals in the 1950s / Eisenhower Spirituality / Church Buildings - 3. Religion, Respect, and Social Change - 1955-1968: African American Religion / The Civil Rights Movement Begins / White Christians and Civil Rights / Nonviolence in Decline / Mormon America - 4. New Frontiers and Old Boundaries - 1960-1969: The Catholic President / The Supreme Court and Religion in Schools / Vietnam, Part I / Radical Theology / Catholic Reform - 5. Shaking the Foundations - 1963-1972: American Judaism / Vietnam, Part II / Catholic Challenges to Church Discipline / African American Religion After King - 6. Alternative Religious Worlds - 1967-1982: Space Travel / Feminism and Ministry / Feminist Theology / New Religions, “Cults,” and Their Critics / Asian Spirituality in American Dress - 7. Evangelicals and Politics - 1976-1990: Jimmy Carter and the Evangelical Presidency / The New Christian Right and the Reagan Campaign / The Abortion Controversy / Wives and Mothers - 8. The Christian Quest for Justice and Wisdom - 1980-1995: The Antinuclear Movement / Sanctuary / Creationism and Evolution / Christian Academies and Home Schooling - 9. Profits, Profligates, and Prophets - 1987-1995: The Evangelical Scandals / A Minister in the White House? / American Islam - 10. The New World Order - 1989-1999: End of the Cold War / Religion and Violence / Environmental Spirituality / Megachurches - 11. Fears, Threats, and Promises - 1990-2000: Homosexuality and Religion / Promise Keepers / Millennial Expectation - 12. The New Millennium - 2001: Religion at Ground Zero / Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index |
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| HF 045 | HF 045 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
