HU 3900: Inquiry Seminar - Religion and American Social and Political Movements

B. Eddy

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Encyclopedia Britannica - timelines, historical context
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Print Reference Materials: Encyclopedia of the American religious experience : studies of traditions and movements / Charles H. Lippy and Peter W. Williams, editors, Encyclopedia of religion / Editor in chief, Mircea Eliade ; editors, Charles J. Adams ... et al., etc.

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