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Christian fundamentalism began as a movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to reject influences of secular humanism and source criticism in modern Christianity. In reaction to liberal Protestant groups that denied doctrines considered fundamental to these conservative groups, they sought to establish tenets necessary to maintaining ...
Rhode Island was the first colony to declare freedom of religion for all faiths, including all denominations of Christianity, in 1636. In 1739 there were thirty-three churches in the colony; twelve Baptist , ten Quaker, six Congregational or Presbyterian , and five Episcopalian .
Maryland had long practiced an uneasy form of religious tolerance among different groups of Christians. In 1649, Maryland passed the Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, a law mandating religious tolerance for trinitarian Christians. Passed on September 21, 1649, by the assembly of the Maryland colony, it was the ...
Maryland's first state constitution in 1776 restored the freedom of religion. [51] Maryland law remained a major center, as exemplified by the pre-eminence of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Catholic circles. However, at the time of the American Revolution, Catholics formed less than one percent of the white population of the thirteen states. [52]
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The Gallup Poll assesses religiosity around the world, [1] asking "Is religion important in your daily life?" and in the United States by state, asking the degree to which respondents consider themselves to be religious.
A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada (2nd updated ed.). Grand Rapids, Mi: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. ISBN 978-0-8028-7490-0. Urban, Hugh B. (2015). New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements: Alternative Spirituality in Contemporary America. Berkeley, Ca: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28117-2
The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States has received favorable comments from Robert Wuthnow, [3] Leigh E. Schmidt and Edward C. Mallinckrodt, [3] Gary Laderman and Goodrich C. White, [3] Laurie Maffly-Kipp and John C. Danforth, [3] Anglican & Episcopal History, George Marsden, [4] Christianity Today, [4] Booklist, [4] and Library ...