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Explore the diverse landscape of American religions through the lens of ordinary and extraordinary religious practices. Delve into the four Cs of religious systems—creeds, codes, communities, and cultuses. This comprehensive text examines the manyness and oneness of religions, from Native American traditions to modern-day evangelical movements. Discover the structure of American religious culture, from the original cast of Native Americans and English Protestants to the newmade religions like Mormonism and Christian Science. Learn about the expansion and contraction of Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism in America, as well as the evolving cultural center of Public Protestantism, Civil Religion, and Cultural Religion.
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America: Religions and Religion by Catherine L. Albanese 5th edition
Religion & Boundaries • ordinary religion • extraordinary religion
Religious Systems: 4 Cs • creeds • codes • communities • cultuses
Religions & Religion • Manyness • pluralism • postpluralism • Oneness • Public Protestantism • Civil Religion • Cultural Religion
Structure of the Text • Part I: The Original Cast • Part II: Newmade Religions • Part III: Expansion & Contraction • Part IV: The Culture of the Center
Part I: The Original Cast • Native Americans • Jews • Roman Catholics • English Protestants • African Americans
Part II: Newmade Religions • Mormon • Christian Science • Adventist, Jehovah’s Witnesses • Shaker, Oneida, Branch Davidian • Spiritualism, Theosophy, New Thought
Part III: Expansion & Contraction • Eastern Orthodoxy • Islam • Hinduism • Buddhism • New Age & new spirituality • fundamentalist & evangelical
Part IV: The Culture of the Center • Public Protestantism • Civil Religion • Cultural Religion