Religion in American History

Amanda Porterfield is Robert A. Spivey Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. She has written books on the New England Puritans, Protestant women missionaries in the 19th century, and the transformation of American religion after 1960. Her publications include The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late-Twentieth Century Awakening (2001); American Religious History (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2002); and The Protestant Experience in America (2006). John Corrigan is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. He has published extensively on American religious history, religion and emotion, religious intolerance, and religion and spatiality. His recent books include The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Emotion (2008) and Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History (with Lynn Neal, 2010).

• How to use this book. Notes on contributors.Introduction, John Corrigan and Amanda Porterfield.PART I: Exploration and Encounter (1492-1676).1. Politics, Amanda Porterfield.2. Cosmology, John Corrigan.3. Community, Sarah Rivett.4. Practice, Tracy Neal Leavelle.PART II: Atlantic World (1676-1802).5. Politics, Jon Sensbach.6. Cosmology, Stephen Marini.7. Community, Kenneth P. Minkema.8. Practice, Martha L. Finch.PART III: American Empire (1803-1898).9. Politics, Mark A. Noll.10. Cosmology, Robert Fuller.11. Community, Heather D. Curtis.12. Practice, Christopher White.PART IV: Global Reach (1898-Present).13. Politics, Charles H. Lippy.14. Cosmology, Kathryn Lofton.15. Community, Peter W. Williams.16. Practice, Candy Gunther Brown.Index.

“At a time when the role of faith and belief in American life is receiving renewed attention, this is a valuable introduction to the nation’s religious heritage.”  (Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1 July 2012)