The modernist impulse in American Protestantism / William R. Hutchison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchison, William R.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modernism (Christian theology)--Protestant churches--History--19th century.

Modernism (Christian theology).

Liberalism (Religion)--United States--History--19th century.

Liberalism (Religion).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark study of American religion, recipient of the National Religious Book Award in 1976, is being brought back into print with an updated bibliography. The Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism traces the history of American Protestant thought from the early part of the nineteenth century to the present. William R. Hutchison deals especially with the ""modernist"" movement that flourished in the years around 1900, and with the colorful personalities and disputes associated with that movement.

Contents:

Introduction: Faith and Force Enough

The Unitarian Movement and "the Spirit of the Age"

The Evangelical Groundwork

The New Theology and the Wider Christian Nurture

But Why Christianity? Liberal Extension and Apologetics in the 1890s

A Prophetic Minority: Liberal Perceptions of Cultural Crisis, 1900-1914

The Emergence of a Critique: Liberalism Under Scrutiny, 1891-1913

The Great War and the Logic of Modernism

The Odd Couple: Fundamentalism and Humanism in the Twenties

Epilogue: The Decline of Cultural Faith

Appendix: A. Reviews of selected liberal works In representative journals and newspapers, 1877-1891. B. Reviews of selected liberal works In representative journals and newspapers, 1891-1908. C. Reviews of selected neo-orthodox works in representative journals and newspapers, 1928-1935.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-342) and index.

ISBN:

9786613062673

9781283062671

1283062674

9780822382287

0822382288

OCLC:

191222424