
Theology in America
Christian Thought from the Age of the Puritans to the Civil War
- 640 pages
- English
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Theology in America
Christian Thought from the Age of the Puritans to the Civil War
About this book
A magisterial work of American theological historyâauthoritative, insightful, and unparalleled in scope
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 Americaâs early years.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Theology in America
- Part 1. Calvinist Origins
- 2. The New England Calvinists
- 3. Rationalism Resisted
- 4. Nature, the Supernatural, and Virtue
- 5. Jonathan Edwards
- 6. Fragmentation in New England
- Part 2. The Baconian Style
- 7. The Deists
- 8. Evidential Christianity
- 9. Unitarian Virtue
- 10. Universal Salvation
- 11. Episcopal Theology and Tradition
- 12. Methodist Perfection
- 13. The Baptists and Calvinist Diversity
- 14. Restoration
- 15. Roots of Black Theology
- 16. The Immediacy of Revelation
- 17. Calvinism Revised
- 18. ââTrue Calvinismââ Defended
- Part 3. Alternatives to Baconian Reason
- 19. Lutherans: Reason, Revival, and Confession
- 20. Catholics: Reason and the Church
- 21. The Transcendentalists: Intuition
- 22. Horace Bushnell: Christian Comprehensiveness
- 23. The Mercersburg Theology: Communal Reason
- 24. Orestes Brownson and Isaac Hecker: Transcendental Catholicism
- 25. The Dilemma of Slavery
- 26 Afterword
- Notes
- Index