A Religious History of the American People (1972)

by Sydney E. Ahlstrom

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Provides a comprehensive survey of religious beliefs, practices, and trends in America and includes background information on secular movement and influences.

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davidgmarks | Aug 17, 2023 |

Comprehensive and intriguing... if you like the subject matter. (

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OutOfTheBestBooks | Sep 24, 2021 |

I started this, but I stilled. A Religious History of the American People is an enormous book and, with my present lack of lazy oceans of time, I'm simply not going to make it through the whole thing. Instead, I've been dipping in and out of it, reading 10-50 pages at a time, randomly or on topics that interest me. It's obvious a very fine work of synthesis and I learn something interesting every time I open it. Some day... (

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timspalding | Aug 2, 2011 |

The hidden history of America that made the other history happen (in some cases) (

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kerns222 | Jun 26, 2011 |

Ahlstrom's book is a classic and has not been matched in the more than 30 years since it was published. It received the Christian Century's choice as the Religious Book of the Decade in 1979. It has been reissued in 2004 with an additional chapter bringing the history more up to date. Still this remains an invaluable history of religion since the arrival of Christians in this hemisphere. (

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A Religious History of The American People: Volume 1 by Sydney E. Ahlstrom

A Religious History of the American People: 002 by Sydney E. Ahlstrom

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National Book Award (Winner – Philosophy and Religion – 1973)

Religious Book of the Decade (The Christian Century – 1979)

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History in its earliest and primal form celebrates the deeds of men and of gods, often of god-like men and man-like gods.

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