{"product_id":"recent-themes-in-american-religious-randall-j-stephens-9781570038693","title":"Recent Themes in American Religious History: Historians in Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGroundbreaking scholarship into the role of religion in shaping U.S. history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review\u003c\/i\u003e of Books for history,\" \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e has emerged as one of the most distinctive historical publications in recent years, actively seeking out contributions from a pantheon of leading voices in historical discourse from both inside and outside academia. \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in American Religious History\u003c\/i\u003e represents some of the best writing of recent years on understanding the context and importance of religious thought, movements, and figures in the American historical narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays and interviews from \u003ci\u003eHistorically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e address several subjects central to religious history in the Unites States. The first section maps the state of American religious history as a field of study and includes interviews with award-winning senior religious studies scholars Robert Orsi and Stephen Prothero. Subsequent sections explore the challenges of assimilation faced by Jews and Catholics in the United States, the origins and historical significance of American evangelical Christianity, and the phenomenon of millennialism in America. The volume concludes with a discussion of religious experience as an indicator of the limits of historical understanding, and of the tension that exists between the two modes of knowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Randall J. Stephens, \u003ci\u003eRecent Themes in American Religious History\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers of American history, American studies, and religious studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors are Kathleen Garces-Foley, Nicholas Guyatt, Thomas S. Kidd, Thomas Kselman, Bruce Kuklick, George Marsden, Wilfred M. McClay, John McGreevy, Robert A. Orsi, James M. O'Toole, Stephen Prothero, Leo P. Ribuffo, Jonathan D. Sarna, Christopher Shannon, Jane Shaw, Stephen J. Stein, and John G. Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randall J. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570038694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570038693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 18","brand":"Randall J. Stephens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096985215231,"sku":"9781570038693","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recent-themes-in-american-religious-randall-j-stephens-9781570038693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}