Religion in America : a comprehensive guide to faith, history, and tradition

pt. 1. The religions. Christianity : Catholicism and orthodoxy. Roman Catholicism ; Eastern orthodoxy : Protestantism. Christianity. Baptist Church ; Christian Science ; Congregationalism ; Disciples of Christ ; Episcopal Church ; Evangelical denominations ; Jehovah's Witnesses ; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) ; Lutheran Church ; Mennonites ; Methodists ; Presbyterianism ; Quakers ; Seventh-day Adventists ; Unitarian Universalists ; Islam. Historical introduction ; The Islamic faith ; Islam in America ; Judaism. Historical introduction ; The Jewish faith ; Judaism in America ; Eastern faiths. Historical introduction ; Bahá'í faith ; Buddhism ; Hinduism ; Jainism ; Sikhism ; Taoism ; Other religious groups. Historical introduction ; Native American religions ; Nature-based religions ; Atheism, agnosticism, humanism, and other groups -- pt. 2. Issues in American religion. To America's community of faith / Pope Benedict XVI ; The American clergy / Sue E.S. Crawford ; The new convergence / Gregg Easterbrook ; Is America a hospitable land for Islam? / John L. Esposito ; Religion and American politics / Jo-Renee Formicola ; Can "it" happen here? Abraham H. Foxman ; Transforming tolerance : American religion and sexual diversity / Jay Emerson Johnson ; Look to the mountains : religion and the environment / Eric Kampmann ; Contemporary American spiritual movements / Don Lattin ; Can an atheist be a good citizen? / Richard John Neuhaus ; Serenity at last / Harold Rabinowitz ; The spirituality of despair / Ames K. Sweet ; Intelligent faith / Larry Witham ; Eastern religion on American soil / Lili Zhang and Naoko Sasaki -- pt. 3. Faith, facts, and figures : faith and numbers. Religious affiliation : geography ; Religious affiliation : demography ; Maps : religious distributions ; Polls and surveys ; Sources and methodology.;This up-to-date work takes the country's religious pulse, covering all of America's most significant organizations and denominations. Readers will find an introduction to the basic tenets and structure of 30 faiths, reviewed by a respected authority on each religion, as well as maps, surveys, and other demographic breakdowns from religious figures and scholars with respect to contemporary American society, culture, and politics. Essays discuss broader, more overarching aspects of worship in the US. --from publisher description.

illustrated, Comprehensive, And Illuminating, This Thoroughly Up-to-date Work Takes The Country's Religious Pulse, Covering All Of America's Most Significant Organizations And Denominations. Readers Will Find An Introduction To The Basic Tenets And Structure Of 30 Faiths, Reviewed By A Respected Authority On Each Religion, As Well As Maps, Surveys, And Other Demographic Breakdowns By Religious Figures And Scholars With Respect To Contemporary American Society, Culture, And Politics. Essays Discuss Broader, More Overarching Aspects Of Worship In The United States. In Addition To Serving As An Encyclopedic Reference, The Book Tackles Head-on The Most Current Issues And Controversies In American Worship.

c. Robert Nixon - Library Journal

this Is A Good, Basic Source For Information On 30 Religious Denominations In America Today. The First Section, The Religions, Gives Short Histories, Along With Core Beliefs, Practices, Organizational And Demographic Information, And Sources For Further Reading. Next, Issues In American Religion Contains 14 Essays By Various Scholars, Intending To Provoke Discussion Of Particular Issues, E.g., Transforming Tolerance: American Religion And Sexual Diversity And Is America A Hospitable Land For Islam? The Third Part, Faith, Facts And Figures, Provides Massive Amounts Of Recent Statistical And Polling Data Along With Charts, Maps, And Graphs On Topics Relevant To The Subject. The Short Sources And Methodology Section Includes Biographies Of Contributors To The Volume. While This Work Is Not A Replacement For Leo Rosten's Aging Classic (religions Of America), The Information Here On Religions Outside Of The Judeo-christian Traditions, The Updated Statistics, And The Contemporary Style And Format All Make This A Solid Resource To Add To Any Library Collection.