COMMON GROUND: THE PERSPECTIVES OF TIMOTHY L. SMITH ON AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY.
The article focuses on the American evangelical scholar Timothy L. Smith and his viewpoints on American religious history. The author emphasizes that Smith appreciated both the religious diversity and the commonalities of the different faiths of people in the U.S., and that Smith believed that the c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2012
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Fides et historia
Year: 2012, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 21-55 |
| Further subjects: | B
ATTITUDES toward religion
B Religious Diversity B Bible Social aspects B History of religion B Values (Ethics) B United States religions B Christianity B Smith, Timothy L., 1924-1997 B Religion historians |
| Summary: | The article focuses on the American evangelical scholar Timothy L. Smith and his viewpoints on American religious history. The author emphasizes that Smith appreciated both the religious diversity and the commonalities of the different faiths of people in the U.S., and that Smith believed that the core of American values was based upon the bible. The author discusses Smith's book ''Revivalism and Social Reform: American Protestantism on the Eve of the Civil War'' and its importance regarding the history of revivalism, American attitudes on social reform and conflicts among American churches. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Fides et historia
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