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J. Gordon Melton

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John Gordon Melton (born 1942) is an American religious scholar and the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion. He is Distinguished Professor of American Religious History with the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.

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1942
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Garland Reference Library of Social Science

Series by J. Gordon Melton

Garland Reference Library of Social Science

3 books in order · 1991–1994

  1. Cover of Ku Klux Klan

    Ku Klux Klan

    1991 · Michael Newton and Judy Ann Newton

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  2. Cover of Magic, witchcraft, and paganism in America

    Magic, witchcraft, and paganism in America

    1992 · J. Gordon Melton

    Magic, witchcraft, and paganism in America is a 1992 book by J. Gordon Melton. It is part of the series Garland Reference Library of Social Science.…

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We list 1 book by J. Gordon Melton across 1 series, published between 1991–1994 — each shown in full reading order.

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