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Religious Studies: Religion in America

A guide for reference and online resources for Religious Studies.

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Atlas of American Religion: The Denominational Era, 1776-1990
   Main Ref  BR 515 N49  2000

Complete Guide to Buddhist America
   Main Ref  BQ 724 C65  1998

Contemporary American Religion (2 vols.)
   Main Ref  BL 2525 C65  2000

Encyclopedia of African American Religions
   EGSL Ref  BR 563.N4  E53 1993

Encyclopedia of American Jewish History (2 vols.)
   Main Ref  E 184.35 E53 2008

Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics
   Main Ref  BL 2525 D58 2003

Encyclopedia of American Religions (2 vols.)
   Main Ref  BL 2525 M449  2003

Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States (2 vols.)
   Main Ref  BP 67 U6 E 53 2007

Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects and New Religions
   Main Ref  BL 2525 L49  1998

History and Annotated Bibliography of American Religious Periodicals and Newspapers Established from 1730 through 1830
   Main Ref  PN4888.R4 A43 1994

New Historical Atlas of Religion in America
   Main Ref  G 1201 E4 N4  2001

New Religions: A Guide
   Main Ref  BP 601 C47 2006

Religious Periodicals of the United States: Academic and Scholarly
   Main Ref  PN4888.R4 L5 1986

The Religious Right:  A Reference Handbook
   Main Ref  BR 526 U88  2007

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