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The Cambridge Companion to American Protestantism

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Jonathan Den Hartog, Jeffrey B. Webb, Andrea L. Turpin, Skylar Ray, Elesha J. Coffman, Jason E. Vickers, Jonathan A. Powers, Steven Hoskins, Joshua R. Sweeden, Daniel K. Williams, Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Elizabeth H. Flowers, Karen K. Seat, Dennis C. Dickerson, Candy Gunther Brown, Heather Hartung Vacek, Maura Jane Farrelly, Melody Maxwell, Robert W. Prichard, Edwin Woodruff Tait, Mark Granquist, William Kostlevy, Nicholas T. Pruitt, Mark E. Powell, Douglas M. Strong, Chris E.W. Green.
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  • Date Published: May 2022
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108706834

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  • American Protestantism has been the dominant form of Christianity in United States since the colonial era and has had a profound impact on American society. Understanding this religious tradition is, thus, crucial to understanding American culture. This Companion offers a comprehensive overview of  American Protestantism. It considers all its major streams—Anglican, Reformed, Lutheran, Anabaptist, Baptist, Stone-Campbell, Methodist, Holiness, and Pentecostal. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, liturgics, and religious studies, it explores the beliefs and practices around which American Protestant life has revolved. The volume also provides a chronological overview of the tradition's entire history, addresses its prominent theological and sociological features, and explores its numerous intersections with American culture. Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an interested general audience, this Companion will be useful both for insiders and outsiders to the American Protestant tradition.

    • Outlines major developments in American Protestantism from the coming of colonial settlers to the present day
    • Discusses not only well-known events and commonly considered topics (i.e. American Protestants and the Bible, American Protestants and politics), but also more specialized and groundbreaking concepts (i.e. American Protestants and mental illness)
    • Provides essays on all the major streams and denominations that have shaped the American Protestant story, written by subject specialists and covering history, theology, and demographics
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    'This multi-authored volume provides an excellent introduction to the many aspects of American Protestant life. It will be helpful to both beginning students and seasoned scholars.' David R. Bains, Society for US Intellectual History

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    • Date Published: May 2022
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108706834
    • length: 450 pages
    • dimensions: 228 x 151 x 27 mm
    • weight: 0.78kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Part I. Historical Overview:
    1. Early America Jonathan Den Hartog
    2. From the Revolution to the civil war Jeffrey B. Webb
    3. The industrial age, 1865-1945 Andrea L. Turpin
    4. Protestantism and American culture: From the Vietnam war to 9/11 Skylar Ray And Elesha J. Coffman
    Part II. The Religious Culture of American Protestantism:
    5. Bible, Doctrine, and Theology Jason E. Vickers
    6. Preaching and worship Jonathan A. Powers
    7. Education Steven Hoskins
    8. Work and Vocation Joshua R. Sweeden
    9. Politics and Government Daniel K. Williams
    10. Temperance Jennifer Woodruff Tait
    11. Gender, Sexuality, and Marriage Elizabeth H. Flowers and Karen K. Seat
    12. From slavery to black lives matter: American Protestants and race Dennis C. Dickerson
    13. Faith healing and modern medicine Candy Gunther Brown
    14. Mental Illness Heather Hartung Vacek
    15. Protestant-Catholic ecumenism and the meanings of American freedom Maura Jane Farrelly
    16. Missions Melody Maxwell
    Part III. Theological Traditions:
    17. Anglicanism Robert W. Prichard
    18. The reformed tradition Edwin Woodruff Tait
    19. The Lutheran tradition Mark Granquist
    20. Brethren and Mennonite Traditions William Kostlevy
    21. Baptists Nicholas T. Pruitt
    22. The Stone-Campbell movement Mark E. Powell
    23. Wesleyan-Methodist and holiness traditions Douglas M. Strong
    24. Pentecostalism Chris E.W. Green.

  • Editors

    Jason E. Vickers, Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
    Jason E. Vickers is Professor of Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY. He is a past president of the Wesleyan Theological Society, editor of the Wesleyan Theological Journal, and author or editor of a dozen books, including Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century (2020), and The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism(2013).

    Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Christian History Magazine
    Jennifer Woodruff Tait is the editor of Christian History magazine, the leading magazine about church history for a popular audience. She is the author of The Poisoned Chalice: Eucharist Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism (2011) and Christian History in Seven Sentences (2021).

    Contributors

    Jonathan Den Hartog, Jeffrey B. Webb, Andrea L. Turpin, Skylar Ray, Elesha J. Coffman, Jason E. Vickers, Jonathan A. Powers, Steven Hoskins, Joshua R. Sweeden, Daniel K. Williams, Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Elizabeth H. Flowers, Karen K. Seat, Dennis C. Dickerson, Candy Gunther Brown, Heather Hartung Vacek, Maura Jane Farrelly, Melody Maxwell, Robert W. Prichard, Edwin Woodruff Tait, Mark Granquist, William Kostlevy, Nicholas T. Pruitt, Mark E. Powell, Douglas M. Strong, Chris E.W. Green.

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