By the end of the 1920s, fundamentalism in America was intellectually bankrupt and publicly disgraced. Bitterly humiliated by the famous Scopes "monkey trial," this once respected movement retreate…
This book samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enric…
This book , in sum, seeks to identify and make sense of the changing - and continuing - patterns of Christian life and thought during a half century when American society became increasingly plural…
Can the church regain its cultural influence? The church in America is losing ground. Unfortunately, our efforts to reverse this trend often seem to do more harm than good. In Joy for the World,…
Is America a Christian nation? This question has loomed large in American culture since the Puritans arrived on American shores in the early seventeenth century. More recently, the Christian Americ…
A key figure during the great awakening, Edwards wrote this important discourse in 1741, just after the revival had reached its peak. in this thorough exploration of the true and false signs of rev…
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, impressed on Americans how interdependent we are as a people and the role religious faith plays in contemporary society. Yet many in the pews have only the …