What some might call being “born again”, was always in vogue. They embraced a revivalism – a messianic vision of conversion. In America were intimately united and they reigned in common over the country.Īlso there were cycles of what the author terms “Great Awakenings” – of charismatic preachers and sermons. The United States has always been a marketplace of religions. What is also noteworthy is how frequently people changed their religious affiliation. It was freedom of religion in that sense. In new territory and adjoining areas there was competition. Different off-shoots began to dominate in various areas. With the American Revolution in 1776 no religion was directly associated with government – theoretically. They also established several religious institutions of learning which today we know as Harvard, Princeton. One reason for this was the abundant geographical space available for expansion and the constant arrival of new-comers – often bringing their religious strains. Remarkably religion kept changing by groups splintering, and the original root source was constantly in flux. Religion in the United States, right from the onset of the first landing of the Puritans in the mid-1600's, began to spread. One comes out with a much deeper awareness of it’s expansion and diversity. The coverage in this book of North American Christianity in the U.S.
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