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1	Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church more books like this by Michael Scott Horton add to wishlist Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Is the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this thoughtful, insightful book. He argues that while we invoke the name of Christ, too often Christ and the Christ-centered gospel are ... see all copies from $12.77! new only from $12.77! \| SVS
2	American Religious Traditions: The Shaping of Religion in the United States more books like this by Richard E Wentz add to wishlist Readers: General readers (college level); college, university, and seminary students of American history or religion see all copies from $4.50! new only from $46.79! \| SVS
3	Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World more books like this by Nicholas Guyatt add to wishlist Bizarre, funny, and unsettling in equal measure, "Have a Nice Doomsday" is a humorous and unnerving journey through the strange world of apocalyptic Christianity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life more books like this by Meredith B McGuire add to wishlist What are we to make of the Latina schoolteacher who considers herself a good Catholic, rarely attends Mass, but meditates daily at her home altar (where she mixes images of the Virgin of Guadalupe with those of Frida Kahlo, and traditional votive candles with healing crystals), yet feels particularly spiritual while preparing food for religious ... see all copies from $13.58! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right more books like this by Robert Lanham add to wishlist From Bibles designed to look like glossy fashion magazines to mega-churches with ATMs and rockclimbing walls, the nuances of conservative evangelicals are revealed in Lanham's guide for those who can expect to be left behind in the End of Days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions
6	Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith more books like this by Timothy K Beal, PH.D. add to wishlist America's expansive highways and endless rural roads and boulevards still hold more than just the ever-increasing number of strip malls, gas stations, and mega-marts. They are also fascinating nooks for strange and unusual "roadside attractions." Religious scholar Timothy Beal explores nearly a dozen such sites in this amusing but spiritually ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.03! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today more books like this by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Professor Jane I Smith, Kathleen M Moore add to wishlist The treatment and role of women is one of the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. In this volume, three respected scholars of Islam survey the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora. It offers an overview of the teachings of the Qur'an and the ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $20.24!
8	Religion and society in tension more books like this by Charles Y. Glock, Rodney Stark add to wishlist see all copies from $8.75!
9	Cooperating Congregations more books like this by Gilson A C Waldkoenig, William O Avery add to wishlist see all copies from $4.67! new only from $6.45!
10	Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War more books like this by Andrew Carroll (Editor) add to wishlist This extraordinary, moving record of the importance of faith to troops and their families, from the American Revolution through the fighting in Iraq, is a collection of wartime letters and e-mails that capture the spirit, humor, and courage of men and women in uniform. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Picturing Faith: Photography and the Great Depression more books like this by Dr. Colleen McDannell add to wishlist In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks, all then virtually unknown, were commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $24.74! \| first editions \| SVS
12	It Must Have Been a Miracle: Everyday Lives Touched by Miracles more books like this by Kelsey Tyler add to wishlist From the author of the bestselling There's an Angel on Your Shoulder come 20 unforgettable stories of ordinary people whose lives have somehow been changed by events so extraordinary that they can only be referred to as miracles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study more books like this by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Adair T Lummis add to wishlist The religion of Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once thought to be primarily a way of life of the Arabs and a faith alien to the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country, it has grown to be one of the most prominent and rapidly-growing religious movements in America. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five Northeastern ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America more books like this by James P Moore, Jr. (Read by) add to wishlist This wide-ranging survey of prayer in America encompasses many religions and time periods, as well as both personal and communal prayer practices, to convey how prayer has been an essential and binding element throughout the nation's history. The author examines the importance of prayer to Native Americans, colonial settlers, Founding Fathers, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Music in American Religious Experience more books like this by Bohlman (Editor), Blumhofer (Editor), Maria Chow (Editor) add to wishlist Musical experience intersects with religious experience, posing challenging questions about the ways in which Americans, historical communities and new immigrants, and racial and ethnic groups, construct their sense of self. This book studies the ways in which music shapes the distinctive presence of religion in the United States. The twenty ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $21.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Bible and Bibles in America more books like this by Ernest S Frerichs (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.48! new only from $11.78!
17	Faith & Ferment: An Interdisciplinary Study of Christian Beliefs and Practices more books like this by Joan Chittister add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Prayer in America: A Spiritual History of Our Nation more books like this by James P Moore, Jr. add to wishlist This work of tremendous breadth and depth offers a new and revealing look at how Americans throughout history have viewed themselves, their place in the world, and their relationship with God. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.09! \| SVS
19	Being Religious in America more books like this by Erling Jorstad add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $88.27!
20 view cover	Muslims' Place in the American Public Square: Hope, Fears, and Aspirations more books like this by Zahid Hussain Bukhari (Editor), Sulayman S Nyang (Editor), Mumtaz Ahmad (Editor) add to wishlist This, the first volume from the Muslims in the American Public Square research project, gives theoretical and demographic portraits of Muslims in the American civil landscape. see all copies from $25.70! new only from $37.77! \| SVS
21 view cover	Is Nothing Sacred more books like this by Professor Gary Laderman, Astra Taylor (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $15.89! new only from $15.89! \| SVS
22	Religious America. more books like this by Philip Garvin, Julia Welch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23	Pioneers & Preachers: Stories of the Old Frontier more books like this by Albino Hinojosa (Illustrator), Robert W Mondy add to wishlist see all copies from $2.05! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Day of the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon more books like this by Regina M Marchi add to wishlist Honoring relatives by tending graves, building altars, and cooking festive meals has been an honored tradition among Latin Americans for centuries. The tribute, "el Dia de los Muertos," has enjoyed renewed popularity since the 1970s when Latino activists and artists in the United States began expanding "Day of the Dead" north of the border with ... see all copies from $20.46! new only from $22.40! \| SVS
25	Kit Cat and the Whirling Watches: The Story of a Nation Built by Prayer more books like this by Susan Sorensen, Josette Whims add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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