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1 online resource (xii, 84 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 2
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George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 2.
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
When Protestants ran the show : when homogeneity ruled, 1607 to 1955 -- More rings in the circus : realized pluralism, after 1955 -- Is there still a tent, or are there many tents? : Protestantism gone public, within pluralism. |
| Summary |
Annotation "Religious historian Martin E. Marty looks at the factors behind both the long period of Protestant ascendancy in America and the comparatively recent diffusion and diminution of its authority. Marty ranges across time, covering such things as the establishment of the Jamestown settlement in 1607, the 1955 publication of Will Herberg's landmark book Protestant-Catholic-Jew, and the current period of American ethnic and religious pluralism." "To discover what is particularly "American" about Protestantism in this country, Marty looks at Protestant creencias, or beliefs, that complement or supplement pure doctrine. These include the notion of God as an agent of America's destiny and the impact of the biblical credos of mission, stewardship, and vocation on innumerable nonreligious matters of daily life. Marty also discusses the vigencias, or binding (though unwritten) customs, of Protestantism. They include the tendencies to interpret matters of faith in market terms and to conflate biblical and enlightenment ideology into "civic faith"." "Challenges to Protestant hegemony came and went over the centuries, says Marty, but never in such force and to such effect as in the twentieth century. Among other factors contributing to the rise of pluralism and to schisms between mainstreamers and Fundamentalists, Marty lists changes in immigration laws, U.S. Supreme Court decisions on school prayer, the women's movement, and Vatican II."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Protestantism -- United States -- History.
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Protestantism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Religious pluralism -- United States -- History.
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Religious pluralism. |
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United States -- Church history.
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Church history. |
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Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marty, Martin E., 1928- Protestant voice in American pluralism. Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2003017196 |
| ISBN |
9780820342832 (electronic book) |
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0820342831 (electronic book) |
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1283253151 |
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9781283253154 |
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9780820325804 (alkaline paper) |
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0820325805 (alkaline paper) |
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9780820328614 (paperback) |
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0820328618 (paperback) |
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