Explains how Protestantism came to America, shows how it has shaped American culture, society, and politics, and describes leading Protestant figures, also providing a glossary, time line, and list of further resources.
Explains how Protestantism came to America, shows how it has shaped American culture, society, and politics, and describes leading Protestant figures, also providing a glossary, time line, and list of further resources.
The Soul of the American University is a classic and much discussed account of the changing roles of Christianity in shaping American higher education, presented here in a newly revised edition to offer insights for a modern era. --
This collection of all new essays offers a close look at the connections between American Protestants and money in the Antebellum period.
This collection of essays by leading historians offers a close look at the connections between American Protestants and money in the Antebellum period. During the first decades of the new American nation, money was everywhere on the minds of church leaders and many of their foll…