Bøger i Religion in North America serien

A biography of one of America's notorious and misunderstood women.

Tells the story of Hopi religious life in a way that makes sense to both Hopis and outsiders. While not the Hopi's own story, this account attempts to honor and do justice to the way in which the Hopi embody religious meaning through the living of their lives.

Provides an introduction to the theological systems of six "new" religions - Mormonism, Christian Science, Theosophy, the Unification Church, Scientology, and the New Age Movement. It presents an account of the theological systems of America's religions.

Taking the influential work of Arthur Huff Fauset as a starting point to break down the false dichotomy that exists between mainstream and marginal, this title features a new generation of scholars who offer fresh ideas for understanding the religious expressions of African Americans in the United States.

Explorations of the religious imagination in American urban communities.

Details unconventional expressions of new religious thought

Details unconventional expressions of new religious thought

Features a prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. This book recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society.