As a non-religious country, US residents are able to practice a variety of religions. This guide discusses the different major religions you may encounter in the country and explores different aspects of these practices.
Books & Podcasts
Books
- First freedom: The beginning and end of religious liberty – Jason Duesing, Thomas White, & Malcolm Yarnell III
- The Blood Libel legend: A casebook in anti-Semitic folklore – Alan Dundes
- No god but God: The origins, evolution, and future of Islam – Reza Aslan
- The rise and decline of American religious freedom – Steven Smith
- The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the 21st Century – Brian Grim & Roger Finke
- Defending American Religious Neutrality – Andrew Koppelman
Articles & Databases
Scholarly Articles
- A Qualitative Study of Coping with Religious Minority Status in Public Schools
- Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Religion
- Religious Liberty and Human Rights: Their Origin Their Development in the Anglo-American Legal Tradition, and Why They Are Still Needed
- Contrasting Views of Religious Liberty: Clarifying the Relationship between Responsible Government and Freedom of Religion
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Collections
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Antisemitism
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Church & State
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Islamic Fundamentalism
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Islamophobia
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Latino Community
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Politics & Religion
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Polygamy
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Religious Issues
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Sexual Abuse in Religious Institutions
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Women in Islam