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144 pp.
| Oxford
| May, 2001
|
LibraryISBN 0-19-511295-4$$22.00
(4)
YA
Religion in American Life series.
Americans, historian Balmer argues, are "incurably religious." In this wide-ranging, well-written, but somewhat disorganized history, he includes discussions of conflict between and within organized religions in the United States; the growth of American non-Christian organized religion; New Age spiritualism; and a variety of personalities who have been influential in religious communities. Black-and-white photos illustrate the book. Bib., ind.