One state under God : a history of religion in Texas /
"One State Under God is the first broad, synthetic history of religion in Texas, a critical narrative that weaves together the many strands of religion in the state. This story begins with prehistoric Texans, and moves on to tell the intertwined religious histories of Comanche warriors, Spanish...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2026.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "One State Under God is the first broad, synthetic history of religion in Texas, a critical narrative that weaves together the many strands of religion in the state. This story begins with prehistoric Texans, and moves on to tell the intertwined religious histories of Comanche warriors, Spanish invaders, irreligious Anglo colonists, slaves, slaveholders, freethinking frontiersmen, prohibitionists, agrarian insurgents, Latino farmworkers, and Muslim immigrants, as well as the equally colorful and attention-grabbing fundamentalists and religious politicians that the state has become known for. Religion dominates the landscape (literally, in the form of giant crosses) of Texas, shapes culture, and determines state politics. While recent history gives the impression that Texas was naturally and inevitably a religious state, Locke argues that it was not always so, from the struggles of isolated Catholic parishes in New Spain, to the prohibition of Protestant churches, to the popularity of free thought amongst newly arrived immigrants"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781477334201 1477334203 |