- Women, Gender, and Radical Religion in Early Modern Europe. Sylvia Monica Brown (ed.). BRILL, 2007.
- Reason and Religion in the English Revolution: The Challenge of Socinianism. Sarah Mortimer. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Jesuits and the Politics of Religious Pluralism in Eighteenth-Century Transylvania. Paul Shore. Ashgate Publishing, 2007.
- Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment. Phil Zuckerman. New York University Press, 2008.
- The Natural History of Religion. David Hume. NuVision Publications, LLC, 2007.
- Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years. Israel Shahak. Pluto Press, 1997.
- Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. HarperOne, 2002.
- History of the World’s Religions. David S. Noss. Prentice Hall, 2007.
- Religion in American History. Amanda Porterfield and John Corrigan (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- Religion in American Life: A Short History. Jon Butler. Oxford University Press, U.S.A, 2007.
- American Religions: A Documentary History. R. Marie Griffith. Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2007.
- The Reformation: Towards a New History by Lee Palmer Wandel. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story. Diana Butler Bass, HarperOne , 2009.
- Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty by Tomas Halik. Image, 2012.
- Religion in American Politics: A Short History. Frank Lambert. Princeton University Press, 2008.
- Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America by Robert Brenneman. Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
- Religion and the Human Prospect. Alexander Saxton. Monthly Review Press, 2006.
- The Christian World: A Global History. Martin Marty. Modern Library, 2008.
- Religion in History: Conflict, Conversion and Co-existence. John Wolffe (ed.). Manchester University Press, 2004.
- Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America’s Heartland by Robert Wuthnow. Princeton University Press, 2011.
History and social sciences: More links
- Maps of War – History of Religion
- The Material History of American Religion Project
- Divining America: Religion in American History
- African-American Religion: A Documentary History Project
- Study About Religions in the Social Studies Curriculum, a Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies
- Religion in the Social Studies Curriculum, ERIC Digest
- ChristianHistory.net
- Role of Religion in Human History: Interview with Alexander Saxton (March 22, 2007)
History and social sciences: Case studies
- Aown, Najwa M. “A place for informal learning in teaching about religion: The story of an experienced non-Muslim teacher and her learning about Islam.” Teaching and Teacher Education. Vol. 27, No. 8 (Nov. 2011): 1255-64.
- Regulating religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. James T. Richardson. Springer, 2004.
- “Religion as Hatred: Antisemitism as a Case Study” by John T. Pawlikowski. Paper presented at the Conference to Establish the Field of Hate Studies, Spokane, WA, March 19, 2004.
- “Religious fundamentalist movements: social movements in the World System? Case study of the Maitatsine Movement in Nigeria, 1980-85” by Katarzyna Skuratowicz. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005.
History and social sciences: About the discipline
Religion has shaped much in the way of world history on every continent, from the beginning of recorded time. It has led and suppressed the search for information; been the impetus for and result of conquest; provided guidance for civic laws and engagement; and defined national identities. Perhaps the greatest benefit the Center on Religion & the Professions can provide is lending historical background to current problems concerning religion and public life. [Read more…]