Geared toward general readers, students, researchers, and scholars, The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History provides concise yet broad surveys of specific fields, with an extensive glossary and bibliographies listing relevant books, films, articles, music, and media resources for navigating different streams of religious thought and culture.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction: Major Themes in American Religious History - PAUL HARVEY AND EDWARD J. BLUM
• 1. Colonial Encounters - LINFORD D. FISHER
• 2. Native American Religions - SUZANNE CRAWFORD O'BRIEN
• 3. Civil Religion and National Identity - ANDREW M. MANIS
• 4. Theology - MARK NOLL
• 5. Evangelicals in American History - DOUGLAS A. SWEENEY
• 6. Religion and Politics - JASON C. BIVINS
• 7. Religion and the Law in American History - FRANK S. RAVITCH
• 8. Religion, War, and Peace - IRA R. CHERNUS
• 9. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality - ANTHONY MICHAEL PETRO
• 10. Religion, Race, and African American Life - EDWARD J. BLUM
• 11. Religion, Ethnicity, and the Immigrant Experience - ROBERTO R. TREVIñO
• 12. Asian American Religions - TIMOTHY TSENG
• 13. Alternative Religious Movements in American History - STEPHEN J. STEIN
• 14. Religion and the Environment - LYNN ROSS-BRYANT
• 15. Religion and Popular Culture - PHILIP GOFF
• 16. Religious Conservatism and Fundamentalism - MARGARET BENDROTH
• 17. Catholicism in America - LESLIE WOODCOCK TENTLER
• 18. American Judaism - ALAN T. LEVENSON
• 19. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) - D. MICHAEL QUINN
• 20. Islam in America - JANE SMITH
• American Religious History, A–Z
• Bibliography - RANDALL STEPHENS
• Filmography
• Discography
• Selected Online American Religious History Resources
• Contributors