The story of religion in America.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, Harper [1950]Edition: [2d rev. ed.]Description: ix, 492 p. 22 cmUniform titles:
  • Story of religions in America
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 277.3
LOC classification:
  • BR515 .S82 1950
Contents:
1. Creative forces in American religion -- 2. The European background -- 3. Established church beginnings in America -- 4. The Puritan colonies: the beginnings of American Congregationalism -- 5. The first experiments in religious liberty: Rhode Island and Maryland: Baptist and Roman Catholic beginnings -- 6. Religious diversity in the middle colonies: Dutch Reformed, and English Quakers -- 7. Religious diversity in the middle colonies: the German bodies -- 8. The colonial Presbyterians -- 9. The Great Awakening in New England -- 10. The Great Awakening in the middle and southern colonies -- 11. Missions and benevolent enterprises in the American colonies -- 12. The War of Independence and the American churches -- 13. The nationalization of the American churches -- 14. The western movement of population and the rise of the popular churches -- 15. The Second Awakening and the frontier schisms -- 16. The era of organization and the rise of moderm missions -- 17. Religion in the restless Thirties and Forties -- 18. Slavery controversy and schisms -- 19. The churches north and south and the Civil War -- 20. The churches in the period of Reconstruction -- 21. The church and the changing economic order -- 22. The church and the rise of the city -- 23. World war I: prosperity and depression -- 24. Through a decade of storm to the mid-century.
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First ed. (1930) has title: The story of religions in America.

Bibliography: p. 453-472.

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1. Creative forces in American religion -- 2. The European background -- 3. Established church beginnings in America -- 4. The Puritan colonies: the beginnings of American Congregationalism -- 5. The first experiments in religious liberty: Rhode Island and Maryland: Baptist and Roman Catholic beginnings -- 6. Religious diversity in the middle colonies: Dutch Reformed, and English Quakers -- 7. Religious diversity in the middle colonies: the German bodies -- 8. The colonial Presbyterians -- 9. The Great Awakening in New England -- 10. The Great Awakening in the middle and southern colonies -- 11. Missions and benevolent enterprises in the American colonies -- 12. The War of Independence and the American churches -- 13. The nationalization of the American churches -- 14. The western movement of population and the rise of the popular churches -- 15. The Second Awakening and the frontier schisms -- 16. The era of organization and the rise of moderm missions -- 17. Religion in the restless Thirties and Forties -- 18. Slavery controversy and schisms -- 19. The churches north and south and the Civil War -- 20. The churches in the period of Reconstruction -- 21. The church and the changing economic order -- 22. The church and the rise of the city -- 23. World war I: prosperity and depression -- 24. Through a decade of storm to the mid-century.