Holy Land in American Religious Thought, 1620-1948: The Symbiosis of American Religious Approaches to Scripture's Sacred Territory » (New Edition)

This book is the first to investigate the effect of the biblical Holy Land on American religious institutions, from early Puritanism in 1620 to Judaism in 1948. It explores the attachment between religious America and the Land of Israel from a pluralistic perspective, tracing the history of religion in America as it relates to the spiritual and geographical identity of the Holy Land.