tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post1915170971859081831..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: American Religion in FictionPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54568870436486631802008-04-02T12:02:00.000-06:002008-04-02T12:02:00.000-06:00John Updike's In the Beauty of the Lilies is an in...John Updike's In the Beauty of the Lilies is an interesting cultural/religious journey through the 20th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-21884625059198930422008-01-06T07:13:00.000-07:002008-01-06T07:13:00.000-07:00_The Damnation of Theron Ware_ by Harold Frederic ..._The Damnation of Theron Ware_ by Harold Frederic is pretty good. The story is about a wholesome Methodist minister who is led astray by the worldly Irish Catholic immigrants that have entered his territory.Brett Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010674430349695652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-4303182209195169752008-01-04T14:33:00.000-07:002008-01-04T14:33:00.000-07:00Okay, one more. _The Rise of David Levinksy_ provi...Okay, one more. _The Rise of David Levinksy_ provides a perspective into the experience of Jewish immigrants and their embrace (as well as rejection) of Americanization.Kelly J. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328894784072518452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-91342887730636797552008-01-03T18:08:00.000-07:002008-01-03T18:08:00.000-07:00Frederick Douglass's narrative is a staple in my U...Frederick Douglass's narrative is a staple in my U.S. survey course. My students are always taken by the fact that the Hugh Auld became more tyrannical after he converted to Methodism. Douglass's distinction between slave Christianity and "true Christianity" (in the appendix) is excellent.<BR/><BR/>Immigrant novels are also great for exploring religious themes. Anzia Yesierska's *Bread Givers* (Jewish culture in NYC) and Willa Cather's *My Antonia* (Catholic v. Protestantism in the midwest) work very well with students.John Feahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856498511226523417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-27828348404636035922008-01-03T14:56:00.000-07:002008-01-03T14:56:00.000-07:00I often use Brian Moore's _Black Robe_ as an entry...I often use Brian Moore's _Black Robe_ as an entry into the relations between Jesuits and Native Americans. The novel focuses primarily on the interior lives of the priests and the anguish of this Catholic/indigenous encounter. It can be a bit racy, but the students seem to love the foul language. Go figure :)Kelly J. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328894784072518452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-11448811728056654532008-01-02T18:59:00.000-07:002008-01-02T18:59:00.000-07:00How about Uncle Tom's Cabin -- just about perfectl...How about Uncle Tom's Cabin -- just about perfectly captures nearly everything about certain forms of sentimentalized anti-slavery Protestantism in the mid-19th century. Also good to read with Ed Blum's chapter on Stowe and others from Reforging the White Republic.Paul Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.com