The transformation of American religion :

Porterfield, Amanda, 1947-

The transformation of American religion : the story of a late-twentieth-century awakening / Amanda Porterfield. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - x, 262 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249) and index.

The liberation of missionary evangelicalism -- The catholicity of American spirituality -- Vietnam and the ethics of disenchantment -- Buddhism and the deconstruction of selfhood -- Gender consciousness, body awareness, and the humanization of religion -- The pragmatic role of religious studies -- The great awakening of the late twentieth century.

0195131371 (alk. paper)

00036758

GBA1-Z6822


United States--Religion--1960-

BL2525 / .P669 2001

200/.973/09045