"For the past 500 years, the United States has provided a unique environment for unfettered worship and religious expression, supported by government guarantees of religious liberty. Today, the republic is the most religiously diverse nation in history. To orient yourself in this maze of religious groups, movements, practices, rites, conflicts, celebrations, crusades, pioneers, and martyrs, you need a practical guide.".

"Here it is: American Religions: An Illustrated History is generously enhanced with more than 200 illustrations - many of them rare - that portray the people, times, buildings, and visual evolution of American religious life. Free of scholarly jargon, this history takes you through the complexities of North American religious life from the fifteenth century to the present."--BOOK JACKET.