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	America's Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Peter W. Williams University of Illinois Press, 2015 Library of Congress BL2525.W485 2015 \| Dewey Decimal 200.973 A classroom perennial and comprehensive guide, America's Religions lays out the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of the nation's religious movements and denominations. The fourth edition, thoroughly revised and updated by Peter W. Williams, draws on the latest scholarship. In addition to reconsidering the history of America's mainline faiths, it delves into contemporary issues like religion's impact on politics and commerce; the increasingly high profile of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam; Mormonism's entry into the mainstream; and battles over gay marriage and ordination. Expand Description
	Houses of God: Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States Peter W. Williams University of Illinois Press, 1997 Library of Congress NA5205.W55 1997 \| Dewey Decimal 726.50973 Houses of God is the first broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will benefit travelers as much as scholars. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs — some by well-known photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange — this handsome book provides a highly accessible look at how Americans shape their places of worship into multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. Expand Description
	Popular Religion in America: Symbolic Change and the Modernization Process in Historical Perspective Peter W. Williams University of Illinois Press, 1989 Library of Congress BL2525.W486 1989 \| Dewey Decimal 200.973 "Williams provides a thought-provoking overview of popular religion in America that will intrigue specialist and student alike. . . . He has both answered many questions and raised important new ones on the nature and development of American popular religion." -- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion "Pioneering. . . . I for one am glad he combined scholarship and chutzpah for this modestly immodest first word." -- Catholic Historical Review Expand Description

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3 books about Williams, Peter W.

America's Religions

From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century

Peter W. Williams

University of Illinois Press, 2015

A classroom perennial and comprehensive guide, America's Religions lays out the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of the nation's religious movements and denominations. The fourth edition, thoroughly revised and updated by Peter W. Williams, draws on the latest scholarship. In addition to reconsidering the history of America's mainline faiths, it delves into contemporary issues like religion's impact on politics and commerce; the increasingly high profile of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam; Mormonism's entry into the mainstream; and battles over gay marriage and ordination.

Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States

Peter W. Williams

University of Illinois Press, 1997

Houses of God is the first broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will benefit travelers as much as scholars. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs — some by well-known photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange — this handsome book provides a highly accessible look at how Americans shape their places of worship into multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times.

Popular Religion in America

Symbolic Change and the Modernization Process in Historical Perspective

Peter W. Williams

University of Illinois Press, 1989

"Williams provides a thought-provoking overview of popular religion in America that will intrigue specialist and student alike. . . . He has both answered many questions and raised important new ones on the nature and development of American popular religion."
-- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
"Pioneering. . . . I for one am glad he combined scholarship and chutzpah for this modestly immodest first word."
-- Catholic Historical Review