The work we have to do : a history of Protestants in America / Mark A. Noll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noll, Mark A., 1946- author.

Contributor:

Noll, Mark A., 1946-

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestant churches--United States--History.

Protestant churches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A readable, far-reaching history of a multi-denominational, multi-regional, and multi-ethnic religious group, Protestants in America explores the physical and ideological roots of the denomination up to the present day, and traces the origins of American Protestants all the way back to the first English colony at Jamestown. The book covers their involvement in critical issues from temperance to the civil rights movement, the establishment of Protestant organizations like the American Bible Society and the Salvation Army, and the significant expansion of their ethnic base since the first Africa

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: Who are the Protestants?; CHAPTER TWO: Where Do Protestants Come From?; CHAPTER THREE: Protestants in Colonil America, 1607-1789; CHAPTER FOUR: Protestants in Charge, 1790-1865; CHAPTER FIVE: Times of Trial and Renewal, 1866-1918; CHAPTER SIX: Protestants in Modern America; CHAPTER SEVEN: Epilogue; APPENDIX: Protestant Denominations; CHRONOLOGY; FURTHER READING; INDEX

Notes:

Originally published as 'Protestants in America', 2000.

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Bibliography: pages 142-148. - Includes index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Related Work:

Noll, Mark A., 1946- Protestants in America.

ISBN:

0-19-988253-3

0-19-774198-3

1-283-09794-X

9786613097941

0-19-977043-3

OCLC:

712015988