| Resource | Focus | Best for | |----------|-------|-----------| | | Narrative history, broad coverage | Overview, listening while commuting | | The American Religion (Harold Bloom) | Provocative literary thesis | Advanced readers who enjoy theory | | Religion in American Life (Butler, Wacker, et al.) | Textbook, dense but thorough | Academic study | | God in America (PBS documentary) | Visual, dramatic, limited depth | Visual learners |
: Covers the European background, Native American encounters, and the profound influence of the Puritans . TTC - Prof. Patrick N Allitt - American Religious History
Allitt speaks clearly, with a dry British wit (he’s English by birth, American by career). He often uses (sermons, diaries, court rulings) and anecdotes about figures like Jonathan Edwards, Sojourner Truth, Brigham Young, and Billy Graham. | Resource | Focus | Best for |