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28 sie 2016 · February 26, 1732. In Philadelphia, Mass was celebrated for the first time at St Joseph's Church the only Roman Catholic church built and maintained in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War. February 29, 1736. Anna Lee, founder of the Shaker movement in America, was born in Manchester, England.
28 cze 2017 · From Thomas Jefferson's cut-up Bible to the country's first printed hymnal, the Smithsonian's Religion in Early America exhibit wants to engage Americans with the role of religion in its...
Religion in the United States began with the religions and spiritual practices of Native Americans. Later, religion also played a role in the founding of some colonies, as many colonists, such as the Puritans, came to escape religious persecution.
From the earliest arrival of Europeans on America’s shores, religion has often been a cudgel, used to discriminate, suppress and even kill the foreign, the “heretic” and the “unbeliever ...
Interactively explore the most significant events and people in the history of American religion. ARDA’s Timelines of American Religion place a wealth of information--including text, pictures, graphs and more--at your fingertips and within its historical context.
A list of notable religious movements that had their origins in the United States or the colonies which would form the United States. 18th century. Louisiana Voodoo (c. 1720) (French: Vaudou louisianais) describes a set of spiritual beliefs and practices developed from the traditions of the West and Central African diaspora in Louisiana. [1][2]
The Center for the Understanding of Religion in American History explores the influence of religion on every facet of life in the United States. The root of the word religion means “to bind.” Throughout American history, religion has bound us together: In communities. Within families.
