Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American PeopleHarvard University Press, 1990 - 360 Seiten Charts the development of religion in America and traces the many branches of faith that have grown in the country's three-hundred-year history. |
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The Crisis of Christian Practice in America | 37 |
Magic and the Occult | 67 |
The Renewal of Christian Authority | 98 |
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Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People Jon Butler Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1990 |
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