Cover of Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People,

Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People,

Charts the development of religion in America and traces the many branches of faith that have grown in the country's three-hundred-year history.

Subject
historyreligion
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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