Religion in Montana: Pathways to the Present

A neglected theme in western studies, religion, is nevertheless a cultural foundation of the American West. Religion in Montana: Pathways to the Present breaks new ground in the field or regional history. Volume one of a two-book series, this landmark study includes nine chapters by ten recognized scholars featuring missionaries, Catholic religious women of the West, Methodists, circuit-riding preachers, Presbyterians, Baptists, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and other Protestant communions. Following denominations that arrived in Montana before statehood, Religion in Montana tracks early-day churches as they moved from the frontier to the present. With eighty black-and-white photographs, a complete index, and an extensive bibliography, this collection of narrative and analytical essays is a must-have book for western history fans and scholars alike.