Chronicles the history of religion in the United States and discusses how religion has influenced the politics, society, and economy of America. Winner of the National Book Award.
Examines the role nuns have played in the building of American society, discussing how they became the nation's first group of independent professional women.
Examines the crusading movement of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and discusses the political, social, economic, and military reasons why efforts to take back the Holy Land for Christendom ultimately failed.
Chronicles the life of seventeenth-century Massachusetts minister Increase Mather, who fought for the original Massachusetts Bay Colony charter, and served as president of Harvard College; also includes a glossary and colonial time line.
Traces the story of religion in America up to the start of the twenty-first century, examining events that have shaped Americans' expression of faith; includes discussion of colonial Christianity, African-American and Native American religious life, and Eastern religions.
Profiles twenty individuals in American history who have debated the issue of religious freedom covering such topics as prayer in schools, religious symbols, the Pledge of Allegiance, and more.
Traces the history of Mormonism in the United States, discussing the role Mormons played in colonization, it origins, beliefs, and teachings, and the reasons behind the Mormon movement's discord with American culture.
Describes the activities of the Spanish Inquisition, which used questioning, torture, and execution to battle heresy both in Spain and in the New World.
