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  • All Things Are Possible

    The Healing and Charismatic Revivals in Modern America

    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    "The first book to tell the story of the enterprisers who have personal followings . . . a missing link in the chain of American religious movements."—Martin E. Marty, author of October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the WorldWritten by a Professor Emeritus at Auburn University, this is the first objective history of the great revivals that swept the country after World War II. ... Read more

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  • Unto a Good Land

    A History of the American People, Volume 1: To 1900

    Introducing a New U.S. History Text That Takes Religion SeriouslyUnto a Good Land offers a distinctive narrative history of the American people -- from the first contacts between Europeans and North America's native inhabitants, through the creation of a modern nation, to the 2004 presidential election. Written by a team of highly regarded historians, this textbook shows how grasping the ... Read more

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  • Unto a Good Land

    A History of the American People, Volume 2: From 1865

    Introducing a New U.S. History Text That Takes Religion SeriouslyUnto a Good Land offers a distinctive narrative history of the American people -- from the first contacts between Europeans and North America's native inhabitants, through the creation of a modern nation, to the 2004 presidential election. Written by a team of highly regarded historians, this textbook shows how grasping the ... Read more

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  • Quest for a Christian America, 1800–1865

    A Social History of the Disciples of Christ, Volume 1

    Series Book 1 - Religion and American Culture
    The definitive social history of the Disciples of Christ in the 19th centuryThe Disciples of Christ, led by reformers such as Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, was one of a number of early-19th-century primitivist religious movements seeking to “restore the ancient order of things.” The Disciples movement was little more than a loose collection of independent congregations until the middle ... Read more

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    Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn't gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life's imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, "dirt" is a matter of ... Read more

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    A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first centuryFive centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland’s modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, ... Read more

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