Theology in America : Christian thought from the age of the Puritans to the Civil War / E. Brooks Holifield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holifield, E. Brooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology, Doctrinal--United States--History.

Theology, Doctrinal.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 617 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2003]

Summary:

This book, the most comprehensive survey of early American Christian theology ever written, encompasses scores of American theological traditions, schools of thought, and thinkers. E. Brooks Holifield examines mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions as well as those of more marginal groups. He looks closely at the intricacies of American theology from 1636 to 1865 and considers the social and institutional settings for religious thought during this period. The book explores a range of themes, including the strand of Christian thought that sought to demonstrate the reasonableness of Christianity, the place of American theology within the larger European setting, the social location of theology in early America, and the special importance of the Calvinist traditions in the development of American theology. Broad in scope and deep in its insights, this magisterial book acquaints us with the full chorus of voices that contributed to theological conversation in America's early years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-595) and index.

ISBN:

0300095740

OCLC:

51768938