Christian Thought in America ：A Brief History

Publication subTitle ：A Brief History

Author： Ott   Daniel  

Publisher： Fortress Press‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781506400334

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781451487732

Subject： B9 Religion

Keyword： 宗教

Language： ENG

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Christian Thought in America

Description

Christian Thought in America: A Brief History is 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. Moving chronologically, each chapter addresses a historical segment, focusing on key movements and figures and tracing general trends and developments. The book conveys a sense of the liveliness and creativity of the ongoing theological debates. Each chapter concludes with a short bibliography of recent scholarship for further reading.

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Christian Thought in America

Christian Thought in America

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

“Errand in the Wilderness”:Colonists in the New World

Religious and Political Awakenings:The Revolution

Religious Thought in the New RepublicSomething New, Something Old:Revival and Restoration

New Paths in the Nineteenth Century

Times of Turmoil: The Civil War

Spreading the Word:Victorian Evangelicalismand the Varieties of Protestantism

Progressivism and Its Discontents

The Courage To Beand the Courage To Act:Twentieth Century Developments

Stretching the Christian Story:Into the Twenty-First Century

Index

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