A history of America's spiritual heritage discusses Protestants, Hindus, Jews, New Age believers, Mormons, Buddhists, Roman Catholics, and many more to provide a clear look into the kaleidoscope of religious belief in modern-day America.

Product Description: The American experience—from its colonial beginnings to the modern age—has captured the imagination of all Americans, including its artists. This richly illustrated book explores works from the renowned collections of American paintings, decorative arts, prints, and photographs at the Yale University Art Gallery and creates a vivid portrait of a young country defining itself culturally, politically, and geographically...read more

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Product Description: Myer Myers, a Jewish silversmith in colonial America, created outstanding works for leading members of the New York elite, and the objects made in his workshop have long been regarded as among the most important American statements of the Rococo style...read more

Discusses the origins of Protestantism, the diversity of Protestant churches in the United States, and the role of Protestants in American life from colonial times to the present. (view table of contents)

Presents the role of religion in early American life as well as the influence of various groups on American religion during the Colonial era.

Examines the role of women in various religious traditions throughout the history of the United States, discussing their efforts to gain positions of religious leadership

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Charts the development of religion in America and traces the many branches of faith that have grown in the country's three-hundred-year history