The Transformation of American Religion: The Story of a Late-Twentieth-Century Awakening

by Amanda Porterfield

Book Overview

As recently as a few decades ago, most people would have described America as a predominantly Protestant nation. Today, we are home to a colorful mix of religious faiths and practices, from a resurgent Catholic Church and a rapidly growing Islam to all forms of Buddhism and many other non-Christian religions. How did this startling transformation take place?
A great many factors contributed to this transformation, writes Amanda Porterfield in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195131371
• ISBN13: 9780195131376
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"