In this Book
Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History
Book
2010
Published by:
The University of North Carolina Press

summary
American narratives often celebrate the nation's rich heritage of religious freedom. There is, however, a less told and often ignored part of the story: the ways that intolerance and cultures of hate have manifested themselves within American religious history and culture.
In the first ever documentary survey of religious intolerance from the colonial era to the present, volume editors John Corrigan and Lynn S. Neal define religious intolerance and explore its history and manifestations, including hate speech, discrimination, incarceration, expulsion, and violence. Organized thematically, the volume combines the editors' discussion with more than 150 striking primary texts and pictures that document intolerance toward a variety of religious traditions. Moving from anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan propaganda to mob attacks on Mormons, the lynching of Leo Frank, the kidnapping of "cult" members, and many other episodes, the volume concludes with a chapter addressing the changing face of religious intolerance in the twenty-first century, with examples of how the problem continues to this day.
In the first ever documentary survey of religious intolerance from the colonial era to the present, volume editors John Corrigan and Lynn S. Neal define religious intolerance and explore its history and manifestations, including hate speech, discrimination, incarceration, expulsion, and violence. Organized thematically, the volume combines the editors' discussion with more than 150 striking primary texts and pictures that document intolerance toward a variety of religious traditions. Moving from anti-Catholic Ku Klux Klan propaganda to mob attacks on Mormons, the lynching of Leo Frank, the kidnapping of "cult" members, and many other episodes, the volume concludes with a chapter addressing the changing face of religious intolerance in the twenty-first century, with examples of how the problem continues to this day.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Quote
Contents
Acknowledgments
pp. xi-xiv
Introduction
pp. 1-16
ONE: Religious Intolerance in Colonial America
pp. 17-48
TWO: Anti-Catholicism
pp. 49-72
THREE: Anti-Mormonism
pp. 73-98
FOUR: Intolerance toward Nineteenth-Century Religious Groups
pp. 99-124
FIVE: Intolerance toward Native American Religions
pp. 125-146
SIX: Anti-Semitism
pp. 147-180
SEVEN: Intolerance toward âNewâ Religions in the Twentieth Century
pp. 181-214
EIGHT: The Branch Davidians and Waco: The Culmination of Religious Intolerance
pp. 215-246
Conclusion
pp. 247-266
Appendix: Web Resources for Combating Religious Intolerance
pp. 267-268
Notes
pp. 269-276
Index
pp. 277-290
ISBN | 9781469604091 |
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Related ISBN(s) | 9780807833896, 9780807871188, 9780807895955 |
MARC Record | Download |
OCLC | 676697538 |
Pages | 304 |
Launched on MUSE | 2013-01-01 |
Language | English |
Open Access | No |