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The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.
The '''History of Religion in the U.S.''' is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.A.
 
==Colonial Era==
==Colonial Era==
===Arrivals from Europe===
===Arrivals from Europe===
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===Frontier denominations created===
===Frontier denominations created===
====Mormons====
====Mormons====
==1850-1920==
==1840-1920==
* [[Methodist Church, South]]
* [[Third Great Awakening]]
* [[Third Great Awakening]]
* [[Social Gospel]]
* [[Social Gospel]]
* [[Josiah Strong]]
* [[Josiah Strong]]
* [[Quakers]]
* [[Quakers]]
* [[Conservative Judaism]]
* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
[[Image:-catholic1850.JPG|thumb|300px|Distribution of Catholics, 1850]]
[[Image:-catholic1850.JPG|thumb|300px|Distribution of Catholics, 1850]]


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* [[Fourth Great Awakening]]
* [[Fourth Great Awakening]]
* [[Church of Scientology]]
* [[Church of Scientology]]
 
* [[Conservative Judaism]]
==Bibliography==
* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
* Ahlstrom, Sydney E. ''A Religious History of the American People'' (1972)  the standard history [http://www.amazon.com/Religious-History-American-People/dp/0300100124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197518288&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Brekus, Catherine A. ''Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' U of North Carolina Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94846682 online edition]
* Bonomi, Patricia U. ''Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America'' Oxford University Press, 1988  [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=90445659 online edition]
* Butler, Jon. ''Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People.'' 1990.
* Hatch, Nathan O. ''The Democratization of American Christianity'' (1989). [http://www.amazon.com/Democratization-American-Christianity-Nathan-Hatch/dp/0300050607/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Isaac,  Rhys. ''The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790'' (1982), emphasis on Baptists [http://www.amazon.com/Transformation-1740-1790-Published-Omohundro-Williamsburg/dp/080784814X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270251&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Johnson, Paul, ed. ''African-American Christianity: Essays in History,'' (1994) [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft2f59n80h/?&query=&brand=ucpress complete text online free]
* McLoughlin, William G. ''Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform: An Essay on Religion and Social Change in America, 1607-1977'' (1978) [http://www.amazon.com/Revivals-Awakenings-Chicago-American-Religion/dp/0226560929/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270192&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search].
* Mouw, Richard J., and Mark A. Noll. ''Wonderful Words of Life: Hymns in American Protestant History and Theology,'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Words-Life-American-Protestant/dp/080282160X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-7 excerpt and text search]
* Noll, Mark A. ''American Evangelical Christianity: An Introduction'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Evangelical-Christianity-Mark-Noll/dp/0631220003/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]
* Tweed, Thomas, ed. ''Retelling U.S. Religious History,'' (1997) [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft4000055n/?&query=&brand=ucpress complete text online free]
*  Wigger, John H.. and Nathan O. Hatch. ''Methodism and the Shaping of American Culture.'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Methodism-Shaping-American-Culture-Wigger/dp/0687048540/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
   
   
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The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.A.

Colonial Era

Arrivals from Europe

See Quakers

First Great Awakening

Early National

see Second Great Awakening

Frontier denominations created

Mormons

1840-1920

Distribution of Catholics, 1850
Distribution of Methodists, 1850
Distribution of Lutherans, 1850
Distribution of Episcopalians, 1850
Distribution of Congregationalists, 1850
Distribution of Presbyterians, 1850

1920-1960

1960-present

see

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