The Routledge Historical Atlas of Religion in America

First Published in 2001. Charting the history and geo­graphic development of American religions, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Religion in America dis­plays in vibrant visual and textual detail the intimate relationship between American spiritual belief and the events that formed the nation. Mirroring the variety found in America's religious past and present, coverage focuses on such diverse topics as: Indigenous American Religions, Russian Orthodoxy, French Catholicism, The Puritans, Judaism in the Colonies, The Great Awakening, American Metaphysical Movements, African American Churches, The Mormons, Islam, Buddhism and German Sects in Colonial America. Loaded with more than 50 full-color maps, charts, and illustrations, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Religion in America is an indispensable ref­erence for those interested in the American religious experience.

Bret Carroll is the author of Spiritualism in AntebellumAmerica. He is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Stanislaus.

Foreward Introduction Part II: European Christianity Colonizes America, 1500-1867 22 Part III: Colonial Formations, 1607-1800 30 Part IV: Protestant Expansionism in the Nineteenth Century Part V: World Religions and Growing Pluralism, 1850-Present Part VI: Religions of the Modern Age Epilogue: American Religious Regions Chronology Further Reading Index Acknowledgements