Religious Pluralism in America: The Contentious History of a Founding IdealYale University Press, 1 ott 2008 - 288 pagine Religious toleration is enshrined as an ideal in our Constitution, but religious diversity has had a complicated history in the United States. Although Americans have taken justifiable pride in the rich array of religious faiths that help define our nation, for two centuries we have been grappling with the question of how we can coexist. In this ambitious reappraisal of American religious history, William Hutchison chronicles the country’s struggle to fulfill the promise of its founding ideals. In 1800 the United States was an overwhelmingly Protestant nation. Over the next two centuries, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and others would emerge to challenge the Protestant mainstream. Although their demands were often met with resistance, Hutchison demonstrates that as a result of these conflicts we have expanded our understanding of what it means to be a religiously diverse country. No longer satisfied with mere legal toleration, we now expect that all religious groups will share in creating our national agenda. This book offers a groundbreaking and timely history of our efforts to become one nation under multiple gods. |
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Pagina 17
... wrote , however , the states had , one after an- other , followed the example of the federal Constitution and ended govern- mental support of religious establishments ; and all but two of them ( Baird mistakenly cited only one exception ) ...
... wrote , however , the states had , one after an- other , followed the example of the federal Constitution and ended govern- mental support of religious establishments ; and all but two of them ( Baird mistakenly cited only one exception ) ...
Pagina 21
... wrote several decades ago that American society had been imprinted , early on , with " the stamp of Geneva , ” he was not referring merely to such Calvinist theological emphases as predestination and total depravity . He had in mind ...
... wrote several decades ago that American society had been imprinted , early on , with " the stamp of Geneva , ” he was not referring merely to such Calvinist theological emphases as predestination and total depravity . He had in mind ...
Pagina 22
... wrote that " the Swedish language is disappearing entirely in Pennsylva- nia , ” and that “ exactly the same thing is going to happen to our German language . ” Henry Melchior Muhlenberg , the prominent Lutheran leader , confirmed that ...
... wrote that " the Swedish language is disappearing entirely in Pennsylva- nia , ” and that “ exactly the same thing is going to happen to our German language . ” Henry Melchior Muhlenberg , the prominent Lutheran leader , confirmed that ...
Pagina 30
... wrote , was to " go on reading until you can hear people talking . " 1 If we uti- lize a similar method in scanning the literature and sublitera- ture relating to immigration in this period , what we “ hear ” is a kind of double ...
... wrote , was to " go on reading until you can hear people talking . " 1 If we uti- lize a similar method in scanning the literature and sublitera- ture relating to immigration in this period , what we “ hear ” is a kind of double ...
Pagina 31
... wrote , including the " infidel , " could count on toleration and the rights of citizenship as long as he or she did not “ interrupt . . . the peace and tranquility of the surrounding neighbor- hood . " As Brigham Young and his ...
... wrote , including the " infidel , " could count on toleration and the rights of citizenship as long as he or she did not “ interrupt . . . the peace and tranquility of the surrounding neighbor- hood . " As Brigham Young and his ...
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The Protestant Establishment as a Unifying Force | 59 |
Adjustments Within the Establishment | 84 |
Pluralism as Inclusion | 111 |
The Establishment Under Stress in the Early Twentieth Century | 139 |
Early Assaults on the Melting Pot Ideal | 170 |
New Mainstream Gropings Toward a New Pluralism | 196 |
9 Whose America Is It Anyway? The Sixties and After | 219 |
Notes | 241 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index | 263 |
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