The Protestant Experience in America

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Amanda Porterfield

Book Code: GR2801

ISBN: 0-313-32801-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32801-5

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296 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 8/30/2006

List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)

Discount Price: $44.00 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 20%. Ends 12/31/2008.

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The American Religious Experience

Description: Protestants have been the dominant religious group since the colonial period, and they remain a vibrant and influential cultural force in the United States. But the term "Protestant" encompasses people with a vast range of beliefs, backgrounds, politics, and experiences, and this books provides an accessible introduction to this complex situation. The Protestant Experience in America lays out the history of Protestants in America, the core beliefs and common practices that they mostly share, the major events and controversies, and long-term trends for the future of Protestants in the United States. Even for those Americans intimately familiar with Protestant life and faith, The Protestant Expereince in America will give readers a new perspective on this important cultural influence in American life:

Provides a concise overview of the core beliefs and common practices of most Protestants

Introduces the major events and controversies of the history of the Protestant faith in America

Identifies long term trends in Protestant life

Discusses the major figures in the history of Protestantism, from Jonathan Edwards to Martin Luther King, and how they impacted the daily life of Protestants

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Philip Goff
Introduction: Praotestanism as a Political concept
A Holy Commonwealth
Evangelicalism and the Pursuit of Evidence
Romantic Responses to Modernity and Religious Loss
Religious Expectations for Science
Equality and the End of Parotestanism
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2006015362

LCC Class: BR517

Dewey Class: 280

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