北美宗教领域为研究宗教提供了一种文化和地点敏感的方法。与特定于传统的领域相比，“北美宗教”领域研究了任何，几种，所有传统以及在传统之间的间隙中产生的宗教形式。此类检查涉及对思想，实践，一般风气和周围环境的关注。这个领域主要集中在美国，但是它的范围可以更广泛地扩展到美洲以及整个太平洋或大西洋。人们关注宗教生活在其历史和社会学背景下的多样性，包括大众表达和有组织的制度形式。该领域还询问并绘制了对理解北美宗教故事至关重要的冲突，争斗和融合的故事和机制的故事。作为一个研究领域，北美的宗教是多方面的和跨学科的，包括
The Religions of the Americas field offers a culture- and place-sensitive approach to the study of religion. In contrast to tradition-specific fields, the Religion of the Americas field examines any, several, all traditions, as well as forms of religiosity arising in the interstices between traditions. Such examination involves attention to ideas, practices, general ethos, and surrounding context. This field focuses primarily on the United States, but its scope can be extended to the Americas more generally and across the Pacific or the Atlantic. Attention is given to the diversity of religious life in its historical and sociological contexts, both in popular expression and organized institutional forms. The field also inquires about and charts the stories and mechanisms of conflict, contest, and combination that are crucial to understanding the story of American religiosity. As a field of study, religion of the Americas is multifaceted and interdisciplinary, encompassing historical, sociological, ethnographic, political/legal, psychological, comparative, literary, media-driven, and region-centered studies.