When Europeans first explored and colonized North America, they brought generations of religious conflict and a variety of Christianities with them. The Christian faith has flowered in the United States but has become extremely complex. gives readers a panoramic view of America's Christians. It makes an excellent text for university courses. In this book, historian Dyron Daughrity clearly and carefully explores a rich array of topics, including: - Christianity's interaction with politics; -Evangelicalism (and its complexities); - Small, rural churches, as well as inner-city ones; - Popular American pilgrimage sites; - Christian film and music; - Women leaders; - Megachurches; - Pressing issues of today, including race, civil rights, immigration, abortion, and climate change; - Roman Catholicism: America's largest denomination; - Eastern Orthodoxy; - Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Seventh-Day Adventists; - Youth programs; - Christian universities; - The Black church tradition, and - The rise of the "nones" (those claiming no religion). As a special feature, this book includes extensive photography that illustrates and supports Daughrity's well-researched chapters, helping readers to reflect on the depth and breadth of American Christianity today.