Askew, Thomas A. <br/><br/>
The American church experience :  a concise history / 
Thomas A. Askew and Richard V. Pierard. 
 - Grand Rapids, MI :  Baker Academic,  c2004. 
 - 288 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-272) and index. 
<br/><br/>The old world heritage. Christianity as a world faith ; The English Reformation -- Colonial foundations (1607-1783). Church planting on the Atlantic seaboard ; Rekindling the spiritual vision ; The church in the midst of revolution -- The nationalization and expansion of the churches (1784-1860). New churches for a new society ; The Second Awakening ; Envisioning a Christian social order ; Diversity in religious life -- Disruption, devotion, and debate (1861-1916). Following the faith in a divided nation ; Evangelical initiatives ; The old religion reacts to new ideas ; Churches in the Gilded Age ; International engagement and mission -- The churches in a pluralistic society (1917-present). War, prosperity, and depression ; World War II and religious change ; Unity and service at home and abroad ; Tradition under fire ; Urban migration and civil rights ; From the bicentennial to the new millennium. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801027225 (pbk.) 9780801027222 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003062916 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kerkgenootschappen.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Church history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR 515  / .A845 2004