Presents a comprehensive survey of the Catholic church in America, and chronicles its long history, topics of race, gender, and sexual identity, issues that have affected the church, and other contemporary issues.
Examines eleven religious traditions practiced by African-Americans since the seventeenth century, and includes a timeline of important events, a collection of short biographies of major figures, primary source documents, and first-person accounts of how religion is practiced by the African-American community.
Includes a history of the Mormon Church, its general doctrines, practices, social structure, place in American society, changes in beliefs, and conflicts with American society.
Includes a history of the Amish, their general doctrines, practices, social structure, place in American society, changes in beliefs, and issues facing them in modern society.
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.
Provides a history of Christian Scientists, covering their doctrines and practices, organization, place in American society, and changes in beliefs, as well as discussing the work of Mary Baker Eddy.
