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Reformed and Evangelical across four centuries : the Presbyterian story in America /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI, William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ©2022Description: xix, 364 pages : 1 illustration ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780802873408
  • 0802873405
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 285.173 F312R 23
LOC classification:
  • BX8935 .F45 2022
Contents:
Foreword / George M. Marsden -- Increasing divergence after common origins in the British reformations -- Stuart pressures against Presbyterians and Puritans -- Two attempts at Protestant religious uniformity -- What restored monarchy meant for England and Scotland --
Summary: Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. This account emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinism, historic orthodoxy, and a focus on biblical authority. Particular attention is also given to crucial elements of diversity in the Presbyterian story, with increasing numbers of African American, Latino/a, and Korean American Presbyterians--among others--in the twenty-first century. Overall, this book will be a bountiful resource to anyone curious about what it means to be Presbyterian in the multidimensional American context, as well as to anyone looking to understand this piece of the larger history of Christianity in the United States.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / George M. Marsden -- Increasing divergence after common origins in the British reformations -- Stuart pressures against Presbyterians and Puritans -- Two attempts at Protestant religious uniformity -- What restored monarchy meant for England and Scotland --

Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. This account emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinism, historic orthodoxy, and a focus on biblical authority. Particular attention is also given to crucial elements of diversity in the Presbyterian story, with increasing numbers of African American, Latino/a, and Korean American Presbyterians--among others--in the twenty-first century. Overall, this book will be a bountiful resource to anyone curious about what it means to be Presbyterian in the multidimensional American context, as well as to anyone looking to understand this piece of the larger history of Christianity in the United States.

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