Religion in the United States

Asian Culture Quarterly. Journal. Taipei: Asian Cultural Center, Taipei, 1973-. ISSN: 0378-8911.

	Keywords	Asian culture. History of thought in Asia; Asian religions;
	Library Location(s)	Kroch Library, Asia Collections (DS1.A743 +)

Buddhist Association of the United States. The Largest Nonsectarian Buddhist Association in US East Coast, based in Carmel, NY, USA. Website. , 1995-.

	Keywords	Buddhist temple, America; American Buddhism; Chinese Buddhism;
	Annotation	A comprehensive web site of one of the major centers of Chinese Buddhist activities in the US; access to journal (in Chinese); updated regularly; serves as portal site to a variety of e-resources on Buddhism (this section started in 1996, last update Jan. 2004;
	Digital Location(s)	http://www.baus.org/baus/index.html (HTML)

Dictionary of the Presbyterian & Reformed Tradition in America. D. G Hart (Editor), Mark A. Noll (Editor). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. ISBN: 0830814531.

	Keywords	Presbyterian Church, reference
	Annotation	Companion volume to Dictionary of Christianity in America.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library (BX8909 .D53x 1999)

Eastern spirituality in America. Selected Writings. Robert S. Ellwood (Editor). New York: Paulist Press, 1987. ISBN: 0809103885.

	Keywords	Asian Religions in America; Buddhism; Taoism; Daoism;
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library ( BL1055 .E13 1987)

Encyclopedia of American Religions. J. Gordon Melton. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 2003. ISBN: 0787663840.

	Keywords	cults, sects, United States, religions
	Annotation	Survey of American religions from a sociological perspective.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Reference (non-circulating) (BL2525 .M45144 2003 +)

Faces of Buddhism in America. Charles S. Prebish (Editor), Kenneth Kenichi Tanaka (Editor). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. ISBN: 0585342792. < /tr>< /tr>

	Keywords	American Buddhism, Buddhism in America
	Annotation	American Buddhist Traditions in Transition 1 Chinese Buddhism in America: Identity and Practice / Stuart Chandler 13 2 Shin Buddhism in America: A Social Perspective / Alfred Bloom 31 3 Japanese Zen in America: Americanizing the Face in the Mirror / G. Victor Sogen Hori 49 4 Nichiren Shoshu and Soka Gakkai in America: The Pioneer Spirit / Jane Hurst 79 5 Tibetan Buddhism in America: The Development of American Vajrayana / Amy Lavine 99 6 Korean Buddhism in America: A New Style of Zen / Mu Soeng 117 7 Vietnamese Buddhism in North America: Tradition and Acculturation / Cuong Tu Nguyen, A. W. Barber 129 8 Theravada Buddhism in America: Prospects for the Sangha / Paul David Numrich 147 9 Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness / Gil Fronsdal 163 Pt. 2 Issues in American Buddhism 10 Who Is a Buddhist? Charting the Landscape of Buddhist America / Jan Nattier 183 11 Divided Dharma: White Buddhists, Ethnic Buddhists, and Racism / Rick Fields 196 12 Americanizing the Buddha: Paul Carus and the Transformation of Asian Thought / Martin J. Verhoeven 207 13 Buddhist and Western Psychotherapies: An Asian American Perspective / Ryo Imamura 228 14 Helping the Iron Bird Fly: Western Buddhist Women and Issues of Authority in the Late 1990s / Rita M. Gross 238 15 Coming Out in the Sangha: Queer Community in American Buddhism / Roger Corless 253 16 Responding to the Cries of the World: Socially Engaged Buddhism in North America / Donald Rothberg 266 Epilogue: The Colors and Contours of American Buddhism / Kenneth K. Tanaka 287
	Library Location(s)	Kroch Library, Asia Collections ( BQ736 .F33 1998eb)
	Digital Location(s)	http://encompass.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/check... (HTML)

Freedom Forum. Website.

	Keywords	law
	Annotation	A nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech, and free spirit for all people. It contains much information about religion and the law.
	Digital Location(s)	http://www.freedomforum.org (HTML)

Race, Nation, and Religion in the Americas. Henry Goldschmidt (Editor), Elizabeth McAlister (Editor). New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 0195149181.

	Keywords	African Americans, Native Americans, American Indians, Jewish Americans, History
	Annotation	This collection of all new essays will explore the complex and unstable articulations of race and religion that have helped to produce 'Black', 'White', 'Creole', 'Indian', 'Asian', and other racialized identities and communities in the Americas. Taken together, these essays will define a new standard of critical conversation on race and religion throughout the Americas.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library (E29.A1 R33 2004)

Religions in Asian America. Building Faith Communities. Jung Ha Kim (Editor), Pyong Gap Min (Editor). Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002. ISBN: 0759100837.

	Keywords	Hinduism; Korean Americans; Indian religiosity; Protestantism
	Annotation	Content overview: A literature review with a focus on major themes -- Rebuilding spiritual lives in the new land: religious practices among Southeast Asian refugees in the United States -- Religious diversity among the Chinese in America -- "We are better Hindus here": religion and ethnicity among Indian Americans -- A religious history of Japanese Americans in California -- Filipino religion at home and abroad: historical roots and immigrant transformations -- Cartography of Korean American Protestant faith communities in the United States -- Asian American pan-ethnic formation and congregational culture.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library ( BL2525 .R45x 2002)

Religious History of the American People. Sydney E. Ahlstrom. 2d ed. ed. London and New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

	Keywords	religion
	Annotation	Takes the reader from the European background through the turbulent sixties to the present day. A thorough survey of the progress of faith in a religiously complex nation.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library (In process)

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online. Edward Craig (Editor). London: Routledge.

	Keywords	reference, philosophy, religion
	Annotation	Online version of the 10-volume Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. Includes articles on the relationships between philosophy and major religions.
	Digital Location(s)	http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/3953256 (HTML)

"Tibetan Buddhism in America:." Amy Lavine. In Faces of Buddhism in America. Charles S. Prebish (Editor), Kenneth Kenichi Tanaka (Editor). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. ISBN: 0585342792.

	Keywords	Tibetan Religion; Lamaism; Tibet--Philosophy & Religion;
	Library Location(s)	Kroch Library, Asia Collections ( BQ736 .F33 1998eb)
	Digital Location(s)	http://encompass.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/check... (HTML)

World Religions: Western Traditions. Willard G. Oxtoby (Editor). Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0195415205.

	Keywords	Chtistianity, Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, paganism
	Annotation	Introductory chapters on the major Western religions and their connections.
	Library Location(s)	Olin Library (BL80.2 .W66 2002)