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The Second Great Awakening exercised a profound impact on American religious history. By 1859 evangelicalism emerged as a kind of national church or national religion and was the grand absorbing theme of American religious life. The greatest gains were made by the very well organized Methodists.
The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America. Malden, Ma; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-6936-3. (43 essays by scholars) Hall, D. D. (2019). The Puritans: A transatlantic history. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Koester, Nancy (2007). Fortress Introduction to the History of Christianity in the United States. Minneapolis ...
Youth religious organizations based in the United States (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Religious organizations based in the United States" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total.
This is a list of religious organizations by faith. As it can be a matter of rebuttal as to whether an organization is in fact religious, organizations only appear on this list where the organization itself claims or has claimed to be a religious organization.
Ever since its early colonial days, when some Protestant dissenter English and German settlers moved in search of religious freedom, America has been profoundly influenced by religion. [37] Throughout its history, religious involvement among American citizens has grown since 1776 from 17% of the US population to 62% in 2000. [38]
The following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes.Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included.. The list given here includes not only examples of pontifical right institutes but also some that are only of diocesan right.
Pages in category "Religious belief systems founded in the United States" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For years, Native American communities decried the removal of ancestral human remains and cultural and religious objects, charging that such activities are acts of genocide, religious persecution, and discrimination. Many Native Americans called on the government, museums, and private collectors for the return of remains and sensitive objects ...