U.S. Religion, History

The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia, as well as churches created in the U.S.

Colonial Era

First Great Awakening

see First Great Awakening

Early National

see Second Great Awakening

1850-1920

see Third Great Awakening

Distribution of Catholics, 1850

Distribution of Methodists, 1850

Distribution of Lutherans, 1850

Distribution of Episcopalians, 1850

Distribution of Congregationalists, 1850

Distribution of Presbyterians, 1850

1960-present

see Fourth Great Awakening

Bibliography

• Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People (1972) the standard history
• Brekus, Catherine A. Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845 U of North Carolina Press, 1998 online edition
• Bonomi, Patricia U. Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America Oxford University Press, 1988 online edition
• Butler, Jon. Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People. 1990.
• Hatch, Nathan O. The Democratization of American Christianity 1989.
• Isaac, Rhys. The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 (1982), emphasis on Baptists
• McLoughlin, William G. Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform: An Essay on Religion and Social Change in America, 1607-1977 1978.

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