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The text provides an introduction to the history of religion in America from colonisation to the Civil War. The principle themes are growth, diversity and adaptation. Coverage includes native American religion and religion in the colonial period, the eve of the American Revolution, the early republic, the age of reform, and the Civil War. The topics are ordered chronologically, following the time lines of the secular history of America, allowing connection to be made between religious and secular history.