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[First edition]. |
| Description |
400 pages ; 22 cm |
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Preview -- The Roman Catholic Church : defender of a revelation -- Protestantism (in general) : which reafirms the faith -- Lutheran churches : guardians of orthodoxy -- The Protestant Episcopal Church : which emphasizes ritual -- Presbyterian churches : a the theological center -- Congregationalists and Unitarians : theologically liberal -- Baptists and Disciples : defenders of religious freedom -- The Quakers : practicing mystics -- The Methodist Church : evangelical organization -- Judaism : the mother institution -- Some recent religious innovations : Seventh-Day Adventists, Mormons, Christian Scientists, Pentecostal Holiness, Salvation Army, Spiritualists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Unity -- Some nonecclesiastical spiritual movements : which deny kinship -- The role of religion in shaping American destiny. |
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United States -- Religion -- 1945-
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Sects -- United States.
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