Catherine L. Albanese's examination of the duality of the American religious experience has reshaped the study of American religious history. America: Religions and Religion was the first volume to explore both the "manyness" of different traditions coexisting in American society and religious "oneness," a common culture rooted in Anglo-Protestantism.
And now in the Third Edition, this gifted religious scholar continues to probe the historical, topical, and comparative aspects of American religious history with depth and sophistication. She traces the structure and history of America's religions--from Native American beliefs through today's New Age Movement--and then examines the underdlying sociocultural themes, such as millennialism and evangelicalism, that constitute the communality of American religion.
Catherine L. Albanese (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has written numerous articles and books, most recently a volume in the Chicago History of American Religion series entitled Nature Religion in America: From the Algonkian Indians to the New Age. A prominent lecturer, Albanese has given presentations and keynote speeches for religious organizations, colleges, and universities throughout the country.
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