{"product_id":"formed-from-this-soil-isbn-9781405189262","title":"Formed From This Soil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormed from This Soil\u003c\/i\u003e offers a complete history of religion in America that centers on the diversity of sacred traditions and practices that have existed in the country from its earliest days.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized chronologically starting with the earliest Europeans searching for new routes to Asia, through to the global context of post-9\/11 America of the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, political affiliations, and other elements of individual and collective identity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates recent scholarship for a nuanced history that goes beyond simple explanations of America as a Protestant society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses diverse beliefs and practices that originated in the Americas as well as those that came from Europe, Asia, and Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePedagogical features include numerous visual images; sidebars with specialized topics and interpretive themes; discussion questions for each chapter; a glossary of common terms; and lists of relevant resources to broaden student learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrelude for Instructors: A Decentered Narrative of American Religious History xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginnings: The Diversity of Religion in America 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I New Worlds 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Encounters 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Encounters 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Conquests in America 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Encounters 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Worlds of Contact 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Reformations 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Upheavals 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonizing America 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReforming Native Religions of America and Africa 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Worlds of Reformed Authorities 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Conflicts and Persecutions 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Revolutions 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovements upon the Land 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptivities 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diversity of Religious Conflicts 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Resistance, Revival, and Revolution 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting Slavery 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviving Religious Fervor 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Nation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Liberty 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The New Nation 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 An Expanding Nation 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica in the Pacific World 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Awakening 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Nation Enslaved 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpansion 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Many Religious Voices 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s Voices 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplaced Voices 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrant Voices 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestorationist Voices 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diversity of Religious Voices in America 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 One Nation 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpiritual Purposes 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Nation Divided 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nation at War 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstructing the Nation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiverse Voices of the Unified Nation 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Changing Society 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Lands 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew People 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Religious Ways 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica's Double Consciousness 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Modern World 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Modern Worlds 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Responses to Modern Sciences 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMigrations 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal America 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cold War and Civil Rights 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion of the Nation 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClash of Classes 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfronting Racial Apartheid 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberated People 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 A Spiritual Nation 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpiritual Immigrants 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Bodies 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpiritual Borderlands 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious America 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Crossing Borders 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking America and Religion 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas S. Bremer\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.  A historian of religions in the Americas, his research focuses on religion and culture, with special emphasis on tourism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlessed with Tourists: The Borderlands\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eReligion and Tourism in San Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and has published a number of articles on religion and tourism in the United States and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormed from This Soil\u003c\/i\u003e offers a complete history of religion in America that centers on the diversity of sacred traditions and practices that have existed in the country from its earliest days. The text is organized chronologically, starting with the experiences of the earliest Europeans searching for new routes to Asia and continuing through to the global context of post-9\/11 America in the 21st century. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering students more than a traditional narrative focused on the Puritan and Protestant Christian experience, this text incorporates recent scholarship for a more complex and nuanced picture of religion in America. Chapters discuss the diverse religious beliefs and practices that originated in the Americas, as well as those that came from Europe, Asia, and Africa. In addition to discussion of traditional components of religion, including religious people, communities, practices, and beliefs, the text also covers race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, political affiliations, and other elements of individual and collective identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten accessibly, the text has a number of features that broaden students’ learning experience, including numerous visual images; sidebars with specialized topics and interpretive themes; discussion questions for each chapter; a glossary of common terms; and lists of relevant resources. Offering broad and inclusive coverage, this is an exciting new exploration of one of the most foundational topics in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBremer's text combines features that classroom teachers desire - including a clear chronological narrative as well as images and sidebars on fascinating historical characters and questions  - along with provocative challenges to conventional ways of thinking that students will bring to courses. The result is a text that should receive wide usage. \u003cb\u003ePaul Harvey, University of Colorado\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989235024101,"sku":"NP9781405189262","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405189262.jpg?v=1761783316","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/formed-from-this-soil-isbn-9781405189262","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}