This collection of essays aims to reshape the way American religious history is understood. It covers a range of topics which include: sexual pleasure; colonization; gender; and interreligious exchange. It discusses a range of groups in a number of geographical locations in America.
"This collection represents a bold attempt to retell the story of religion in America from the perspectives generated by a younger generation of scholars. It is challenging, provocative, and enlightening . . . [and] demands the careful attention of everyone interested in the religious history and culture of the nation."-Al Raboteau, author of A Fire in the Bones
"Thomas Tweed's book is an important, cutting-edge endeavor bound to advance debate and attract considerable attention."-Amanda Porterfield, author of Female Piety in Puritan New England
"Tweed and his colleagues challenge-as well they should-the belief that any single narrative can succeed in telling the story of American religion."-Edward T. Linenthal, author of Preserving Memory
"The old ways of telling the story of American religions-as the unfolding of the Puritan or evangelical or liberal 'impulse' from sea to shining sea or as the interplay of 'mainstream' and 'marginal' religious idioms-will not work anymore. . . . Tom Tweed has assembled an extraordinary group of scholars to consider alternative tellings of American religious histories."-Robert Orsi, author of The Madonna of One-Hundred & Fifteenth Street
"Provocative and compelling, [the contributors] do a superb job of incorporating innovative monographic literature into coherent narratives. The result is an engaging book that will enrich our understanding of religion in America."-Colleen McDannell, author of Material Christianity
