Routledge Historical Atlas of Religion in America

Bret Carroll is the author of Spiritualism in AntebellumAmerica. He is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Stanislaus.

• Foreward Introduction Part II: European Christianity Colonizes America, 1500-1867 22 Part III: Colonial Formations, 1607-1800 30 Part IV: Protestant Expansionism in the Nineteenth Century Part V: World Religions and Growing Pluralism, 1850-Present Part VI: Religions of the Modern Age Epilogue: American Religious Regions Chronology Further Reading Index Acknowledgements

"[A] useful research tool and outstanding teaching resource...an excellent contribution, highly recommended for libraries and courses in US religion." -- ReligiousStudies Review"This historical atlas provides an introductory overview of religion in the United States. This interesting approach to exploring religion's impact on U.S. history will be useful in the religion and history collections of academic libraries. By visually defining the role immigration has played on religious U.S. history, researchers will be better able to understand the cultural impact of living in such a diverse society." -- ARBA 2000". . . an excelent reference book on America's rich religious history." -- Christian Science Monitor"an excelent reference book on America's rich religious history." -- Christian Science Moniter"This interesting approach to exploring religion's impact on U.S. history will be useful ion the religio and history collections of academic libraries." -- AmericanReference Books Annual"an excellent reference book on America's rich religious history." -- Christian Science Monitor"...another excellent volume in the 'Routledge Atlases of American History' series...The atlas intends to reflect the diversity of religions and the state of research. It includes a chronology and an excellent list of further readings. Highly recommended for every library." -- Choice"This interesting approach to exploring religion's impact on U.S. history will be useful in the religion and history collections of academic libraries." -- AmericanReference Books Annual"An excellent reference book on America's rich religious history." -- Christian Science Monitor"Carroll offers another excellent volume in the 'Routledge Atlases of American History' series. His small but extrememly important publication provides a succinct, current atlas with the most up-to-date commentary...Highly recommended for every library." -- Choice"Carroll offers another excellent volume in the 'Routledge Atlases of American History' series. His small but extrememly important publication provides a succinct, current atlas with the most up-to-date commentary... Highly recommended for every library." -- Choice"Caroll offers another excellent volume in the RoutledgeAtlases of American History series. His small but extremely important publication provides a succint, current atlas with the most up-to-date commentary." -- Choice, October 2001"Carroll offers another excellent volume in the 'Routledge Atlases of American History' series. His small but extremely important publication provides a succinct, current atlas with the most up-to-date commentary... Highly recommended for every library." -- Choice"...a successful popular summary told with zest and authority...strengthened by well designed cartography...this book deserves a wide market in both institutional and home libraries." -- Church History March 2002"This useful research tool and outstanding teaching resource offers more than fifty well-conceived multicolored maps, beginning with sections on pre-Columbian America and European conquest and continuing to the present...In general this is an excellent contribution, highly recommended for libraries and courses in US religion." -- Religious Studies Review January 2002