A Documentary History of Religion in America to 1877

by Edwin S. Gaustad (Editor)

For a good two decades teachers and students of American religious history have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for the most significant primary sources from the nation’s founding to the present. Both volumes in this landmark work here appear in an updated and expanded third edition. Carefully refurbished by renowned historian of American religion Mark Noll, these rich sourcebooks contain original documents ― letters, sermons, court records, personal narratives, and more ― that chronicle the drama of American religious history. This third edition updates all of the bibliographical essays, brings the second volume up to the present, and incorporates other documents that reflect recent scholarly concerns, such as the religious dimensions of the Civil War and religious developments among women and people of color.

Genres: History, Religion, Nonfiction, Church History, Theology, Church

607 pages, Paperback

First published September 19, 2003

About the author

A leading scholar of American religious history, Edwin Scott Gaustad was Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. He earned his B.A. in history from Baylor University (1947), and his M.A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1951) in History of Religions from Brown University.

Reviews

[Dan Gorman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent and thorough collection of sources, but it omits any discussion of the Glorious Revolution of 1689, which included an anti-Anglican revolt in Massachusetts and an anti-Catholic revolt in Maryland. This is an odd hole in an otherwise exhaustive record of American religious voices.

[Chrisanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely done. Almost every key primary source on the subject that you could want.