American Christianity : the continuing revolution /
Stephen Cox.
- First edition.
- x, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Discovering America .
- Discovering America series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ruins or foundations? -- Finding oil -- The mainstream and the cataracts -- The making of revival -- Stars that rise and set -- The low wall of separation -- Millions now living will never die -- Hierarchies and revolutions -- Sermons in stone -- The mortal word -- Unfinished cathedrals.
Stephen Cox argues that American Christianity is a revolution that is always happening, and always needs to happen. The old-time religion always has to be made new, and that is what Americans have been doing throughout their history. --from publisher description