{"product_id":"inspiration-and-innovation-9781118848388","title":"Inspiration and Innovation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering more than 200 years of history from pre-contact to the present, this textbook places religion at the center of the history of the American West, examining the relationship between religion and the region and their influence on one another.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive examination of the relationship between religion and the American West and their influence on each other over the course of more than 200 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses diverse groups of people, places, and events that played an important historical role, from organized religion and easily recognized denominations to unorganized religion and cults\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides straightforward explanations of key religious and theological terms and concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeaves discussion of American Indian religion throughout the text and presents it in dialogue with other groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnriches our understanding of American history by examining key factors outside of traditional political, economic, social, and cultural domains\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat counts is that Kerstetter makes comprehensible the dizzying array of religion in the West and illuminates how belief systems often penetrated secular affairs to shape the contours of history. He is right to proclaim, “This is important stuff” (\u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Indigenous Religions in the West 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArctic 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSub-Arctic 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthwest Coast 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlains 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlateau 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat Basin 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalifornia 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthwest 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Themes 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Missions to New Worlds 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpain 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrance 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussia 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Migrations, Manifest Destiny, and Mormons, 1803-1860 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransplanting Religions in the US Imperial Period 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtestantism 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Catholicism 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudaism 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian religions 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Manifest Destiny 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMormons and the Quest for Zion 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mormon Question, 1852-1860 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The West and Religion in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1890 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtestantism in the West 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatholicism in the West 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudaism in the West 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian Religions in the West 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mormon Question and the Mormon Answer, 1862–1890 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Indian Religious Experiences 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Religion in the Modern West, 1890-1945 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMormonism 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatholicism 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Indians and Religion 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian Religions and Influence 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernism, Fundamentalism, and the Spirit of the West 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld War I and Religion in the West 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sunbelt and the Bible Belt 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld War II and Religion in the West 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Religion in the Cold War West, 1945-1965 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Innovation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuddhism and the Beats 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientology 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and religion 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Native American Church 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHispanics and Religion in the West 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvangelicals and the Sunbelt West 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Creativity and Controversy after 1965 218\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigration Reform and Asian Religions in the West 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion in the Hispanic West 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Religious Movements 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and the Internet in the West 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Megachurch Boom 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion in the Native West 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaths to the Present in Mormon Wests 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Frontier that Wouldn't Close 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 266\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default 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