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Shows how the protestant experience is such an integral part of the history and culture of the United States

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

About the Author

Amanda Porterfield is the Robert A. Spivey Professor of Religion at Florida State University. She has written books on New England Puritans, Protestant women missionaries in the 19th century, and the transformation of American religion after 1960.

Reviews

Amanda Potterfield's intelligent survey of American Protestant history is a worthy addition to the Greenwood series. . . The book offers illuminating, brief treatment of many aspects of internal Protestant life. . . the book makes informative reading for veterans and a good general survey for beginners.
*The Journal of Religion*