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Religion in America

Religion in America

Religion in America

Willard L. Sperry
February 2014
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9781107665293
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    First published in 1945, this book was originally intended as 'an implied conversation' between the American Willard Sperry and his British audience in order to convey 'some idea of the present state of religion in America'. Sperry examines the separation of Church and State as enshrined in the Constitution and its consequences, as well as providing a general survey of religious groups in America and 'American theology'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the role of religion in American life.

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    February 2014
    Paperback
    9781107665293
    330 pages
    203 × 127 × 19 mm
    0.36kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Presuppositions
    • 2. The thirteen colonies
    • 3. The separation of church and state - its causes
    • 4. The separation of church and state - its consequences
    • 5. The denominations
    • 6. The denominations (continued)
    • 7. The parish church
    • 8. American theology
    • 9. Religious education
    • 10. The Negro churches
    • 11. American Catholicism
    • 12. Church union
    • 13. Second thoughts
    • Appendix A. National elements in the American colonial population
    • Appendix B. Religious denominations in the colonies before the Revolution
    • Appendix C. Politics in the American churches
    • Appendix D. American religious bodies with 50,000 members and over
    • Appendix E. The Negro church in America
    • Appendix F. Conscientious objectors
    • Appendix G. Denominational colleges and universities in the United States
    • Appendix H. 'A just and durable place'
    • Index.
      Author
    • Willard L. Sperry