The American church experience : a concise history / Thomas A. Askew and Richard V. Pierard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, c2004.Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0801027225 (pbk.)
  • 9780801027222 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 515 .A845 2004
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-272) and index.

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.

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