Christian thought in America : a brief history / Hannah Schell and Daniel Ott.

Author/creator Schell, Catherine Hannah, 1969- author.
Other author Ott, Daniel, author.
Format Book
PublicationMinneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2015]
Copyright Date©2015
Descriptionvii, 311 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Christianity--United States. --History.
Christianity and culture--United States.
Christianity and politics--United States.
Evangelicalism--United States.
United States--Church history.

Contents Introduction -- "Errand in the wilderness" : colonists in the New World -- Religious and political awakenings : the Revolution -- Religious thought in the New Republic, something new, something old : revival and restoration -- New paths in the nineteenth century -- Times of turmoil : the Civil War -- Spreading the Word : Victorian evangelicalism and the varieties of Protestantism -- Progressivism and its discontents -- The courage to be and the courage to act : twentieth century developments -- Stretching the Christian story : into the twenty-first century.
Abstract This book offers a short, accessible overview of the history of Christian thought in America, from the Puritans and other colonials to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Each chapter concludes with a short bibliography of recent scholarship for further reading.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 298-299) and index.
Genre/formChurch history.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN1451487738 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781451487732 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBNeBook

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Joyner General Stacks BR515 .S34 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold