TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balmer,Randall
AU  - Winner,Lauren F.
TI  - Protestantism in America
T2  - Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series
SN  - 9780231507691
AV  - BR515 -- .R36 2002eb 
U1  - 280/.4/0973 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Protestant churches -- United States
KW  - Protestantism -- United States
KW  - United States -- Church history
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION Easter Sunday -- Part One BACKGROUND -- 1 Protestantism in America -- 2 A Brief History of Protestantism in America -- 3 The Varieties of Protestantism in America -- Part Two CASE STUDIES -- 4 Williston Federated Church -- 5 Abyssinian Baptist Church -- 6 New Life Family Fellowship -- Part Three CHALLENGES -- 7 Protestants and Feminism -- 8 Protestants and Homosexuality -- 9 Protestants and Social Justice -- CONCLUSION The Promise of Protestantism in the Twenty-first Century -- Profiles -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index
N2  - As America has become more pluralistic, Protestantism, with its long roots in American history and culture, has hardly remained static. This finely crafted portrait of a remarkably complex group of Christian denominations describes Protestantism's history, constituent subgroups and their activities, and the way in which its dialectic with American culture has shaped such facets of the wider society as healthcare, welfare, labor relations, gender roles, and political discourse
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