Bøger af Peter W. Williams

This cultural history of mainline Protestantism and American cities - most notably, New York City - focuses on wealthy, urban Episcopalians and the influential ways they used their money. Peter W. Williams argues that such Episcopalians, many of them the country's most successful industrialists and financiers, left a deep and lasting mark on American urban culture.

"Some earlier versions of this book appeared under the title America's religions: traditions and cultures"--Title page verso.

A broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will be useful to travelers as much as scholars. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, this book provides a look at how Americans shape their places of worship into mulitfaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times.