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The Ways Women Age
Tells the diverse story of four congregations in New York City as they navigated the social and political changes of the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries

"Finely tuned, exhaustively researched history deepens our understanding of early American urban interracial worship... This book will fascinate anyone caring about cities, American religion, and major social issues."

—Graham Russell Gao Hodges, Colgate University

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 Fast-Food Kids
A remarkable history of the powerful and influential social gospel movement

"Evans has done it again. In this finely-crafted study, Evans weaves a story that is at once breathtaking in scope and full of subtle analysis.  Anyone interested in the vital intersection of religion and reform in modern United States history will want to read this book."

—Heath W. Carter, author of Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in Chicago


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 Modern Families
A new world of religious satire illuminated through the layers of religion and humor that make up the The Simpsons, South Park and Family Guy

"Feltmate wisely focuses on popular television programs that not only overflow with religious references but also often humorously subvert accepted ideas about religious beliefs and practices. Engaging in close readings of over 200 episodes of these shows, Feltmate explores the ways that they satirically question sacred texts, cults, Jesus, sacred sites, and various world religions."

—Publishers Weekly

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 Modern Families
The untold account of the countless Americans who believe in, or personally experience, paranormal phenomena such as ghosts, Bigfoot, UFOs and psychics

"This is a fun read. Armed with a wealth of stories and a trove of recent surveys, the authors introduce us to those who believe and experience the paranormal.  This is an engaging and eye-opening book that offers an abundance of new insights, dispelling some popular stereotypes and reaffirming others."

—Roger Finke, Pennsylvania State University