Parade of Faiths: Immigration and American Religion

by Jenna Weissman Joselit

Since the seventeenth century, millions of people from every continent have settled in America. Seeking a better life for themselves and their children, they braved deprivations, studied an unfamiliar language, adapted to a different way of life, and battled prejudices and hostility. Most of them held on to their faith as well, re-establishing churches and meeting-houses, synagogues and mosques, temples and cathedrals, and electing priests, rabbis,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195333071
• ISBN13: 9780195333077
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.2"