ebooks In Love and Struggle: The Revolutionary Lives of James and Grace Lee Boggs (Justice; Power; and Politics) by Stephen M. Ward in History

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In a work of striking breadth and clarity; Paul Conkin offers an even-handed and in-depth look at the major American-made forms of Christianity--a diverse group of religious traditions; each of which reflects a significant break from western Christian orthodoxy. Identifying six distinctive types; Conkin examines the major denominations representative of each original variety of American Christianity: restoration (Churches of Christ; Disciples of Christ); humanistic (Unitarians; Universalists); apocalyptic (Adventists; Jehovah's Witnesses); Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints); spiritual (Christian Science; Unity); and ecstatic (Holiness and Pentecostal denominations). Focusing on the early years and maturation of these groups; he discusses their founders and leaders; origins and Old World roots; and essential doctrines and practices. Conkin closes each chapter with a guide to further reading. The first comprehensive survey of these American originals; this book will serve as a valuable resource on a number of religious traditions whose members not only comprise a significant percentage of the American population but also make up an increasing proportion of Christian converts worldwide.