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The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.A.

Colonial Era

Arrivals from Europe

See Quakers

First Great Awakening

Early National

see Second Great Awakening

Frontier denominations created

Mormons

1840-1920

Distribution of Catholics, 1850

Distribution of Methodists, 1850

Distribution of Lutherans, 1850

Distribution of Episcopalians, 1850

Distribution of Congregationalists, 1850

Distribution of Presbyterians, 1850

1920-1960

1960-present

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-The History of Religion in the U.S. is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia, as well as churches created in the U.S.
+The '''History of Religion in the U.S.''' is a complex story involving churches from Europe and Asia and influences from Africa, as well as new churches created in the U.S.A.
 ==Colonial Era==
 ===Arrivals from Europe===
 See [[Quakers]]
 ===First Great Awakening===
-see [[First Great Awakening]]
+* [[First Great Awakening]]
+* [[Quakers]]
 ==Early National==
 see [[Second Great Awakening]]
 ===Frontier denominations created===
 ====Mormons====
-==1850-1920==
+==1840-1920==
-see [[Third Great Awakening]]
+* [[Methodist Church, South]]
+* [[Third Great Awakening]]
+* [[Social Gospel]]
+* [[Josiah Strong]]
+* [[Quakers]]
+* [[Conservative Judaism]]
+* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
 [[Image:-catholic1850.JPG|thumb|300px|Distribution of Catholics, 1850]]
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 * [[Fourth Great Awakening]]
+* [[Church of Scientology]]
-==Bibliography==
+* [[Conservative Judaism]]
-* Ahlstrom, Sydney E. ''A Religious History of the American People'' (1972)  the standard history
+* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
-* Brekus, Catherine A. ''Strangers & Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845'' U of North Carolina Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94846682 online edition]
-* Bonomi, Patricia U. ''Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America'' Oxford University Press, 1988   [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=90445659 online edition]
-* Butler, Jon. ''Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People.'' 1990.
-* Hatch, Nathan O. ''The Democratization of American Christianity'' (1989). [http://www.amazon.com/Democratization-American-Christianity-Nathan-Hatch/dp/0300050607/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
-* Isaac,  Rhys. ''The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790'' (1982), emphasis on Baptists [http://www.amazon.com/Transformation-1740-1790-Published-Omohundro-Williamsburg/dp/080784814X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270251&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
-* Johnson, Paul, ed. ''African-American Christianity: Essays in History,'' (1994) [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft2f59n80h/?&query=&brand=ucpress complete text online free]
-* McLoughlin, William G. ''Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform: An Essay on Religion and Social Change in America, 1607-1977'' (1978) [http://www.amazon.com/Revivals-Awakenings-Chicago-American-Religion/dp/0226560929/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270192&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search].
-* Mouw, Richard J., and Mark A. Noll. ''Wonderful Words of Life: Hymns in American Protestant History and Theology,'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Words-Life-American-Protestant/dp/080282160X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-7 excerpt and text search]
-* Noll, Mark A. ''American Evangelical Christianity: An Introduction'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Evangelical-Christianity-Mark-Noll/dp/0631220003/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-8 excerpt and text search]
-* Tweed, Thomas, ed. ''Retelling U.S. Religious History,'' (1997) [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft4000055n/?&query=&brand=ucpress complete text online free]
-*  Wigger, John H.. and Nathan O. Hatch. ''Methodism and the Shaping of American Culture.'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Methodism-Shaping-American-Culture-Wigger/dp/0687048540/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197270300&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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