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Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America

Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America

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Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America

by MARTIN E. MARTY

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Penguin (Non-Classics), 1985-08-06. Paper Back. Good. Moderate cover wear, firm binding, unmarked, age-toned text.

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Pilgrims in Their Own Land is Martin E. Marty's vivid chronological account of the people and events that carved the spiritual landscape of America. It is in one sense a study of migration, with each wave of immigrants bringing a set of religious beliefs to a new world. The narrative unfolds through sharply detailed biographical vignettes—stories of religious "pathfinders," including William Penn, Mary Baker Eddy, Henry David Thoreau, and many other leaders of movements, both marginal and mainstream. In addition, Marty considers the impact of religion on social issues such as racism, feminism, and utopianism. And engrossing, highly readable, and comprehensive history, Pilgrims in Their Own Land is written with respect, appreciation, and insight into the multitude of religious groups that represent expressions of spirituality in America.

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On Feb 15 2010, Feeney said:
Through 20 chapters and 500 pages of PILGRIMS IN THEIR OWN LAND, Professor Martin Emil Marty reviews leading personalities and trends among American religions from prehistoric days into the early 1980s. His unifying concept is that of "pilgrimage," a journey toward a holy destination for the purpose of drawing closer to God. This organizing image Marty lifts from a 1958 book, REFLECTIONS ON AMERICA, by French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain. In it Maritain is quoted as writing: "Americans seem to be in their own land as pilgrims, prodded by a dream. They are always on the move ... , not settled, installed" (Marty Ch. 19, 431). ***** In other lands, in other times, nation-states have compelled (or tried to compel) subjects to adhere to one religion, often with more lasting success than was ever likely in America. To this day most Americans settle in for a lifetime to one of dozens of mainline faiths inherited from their parents. But the American religious marketplace is highly competitive. Religious eekers can and do pick and choose among Catholics, Mormons, Bahai, and on and on. Or they can concoct their own personal religion. Americans now sense that religion or spirituality is larger than church religion. They can point to Abraham Lincoln, who never became a church member. Or they can opt for what John Courtney Murray, S. J., styled "secular humanism." With Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and others they also can work to spread a public religion or Americanism as a great idealistic albeit nationalistic religion. ***** The subtitle of PILGRIMS IN THEIR OWN LAND is 500 YEARS OF RELIGION IN AMERICA. The book abounds in helpful black and white photographs and drawings. At its close there is a long section of paragraphs with bibiliography for each of the 20 chapters. There is a short index. ***** Martin E. Marty writes well. He clearly knows far more of his subject than any general reader is likely to. He selects his human subjects well and for good reasons, from Malcolm X backward through Mary Baker Eddy to Christopher Columbus. Often amusing. More often ironic, even paradoxical. Not a bad way to spend a couple of days curled up by the fire. -OOO-

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Title
Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America
Author
MARTIN E. MARTY
Format/Binding
Paper Back
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Used - Good
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Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140082689
ISBN 13
9780140082685
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1985-08-06
Pages
512

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