Books in the George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Ser. series

With An Uncommon Faith Eddie S. Glaude Jr. makes explicit his pragmatic approach to the study of African American religion. He insists that scholars take seriously what he calls black religious attitudes, that is, enduring and deep-seated dispositions tied to a transformative ideal that compel individuals to be otherwise - no matter the risk.

Explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of urban living for American Jews across three centuries. Looking at synagogues, streets, and snapshots, Deborah Dash Moore contends that key features of American Judaism can be understood as an imaginative product grounded in urban potentials.