TY - BOOK AU - Askew,Thomas A AU - Spellman,Peter W. TI - The churches and the American experience: ideals and institutions SN - 9780801001994 AV - BR515.S743.C487 1984 PY - 1984/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Book House KW - Christian sociology KW - United States N1 - Bibliography: pages 243-254; 4; Part I. The European Legacy --; The Reforming Impulse --; English Reformation and Puritan Beginnings --; Part II. The Formative Years (1607-1783) --; The Protestant Empire Founded --; Awakening --; The Church and Revolution --; Part III. The Nationalization of the American Churches (1784-1860) --; New Churches for a New Society --; The Second Awakening: Eastern and Western --; The Christian Social Vision --; New Departures in American Religious Thought and Practice --; Part IV. Years of Mid passage (1861-1916) --; War and expiration --; Evangelism and Holiness --; The Churches and the New Intellectual Climate --; The Churches and the "Incorporation" of America --; A New American Empire and the "White Man's Burden" --; Part V. The Churches in Modern America (1917-present) --; The Churches in War, Prosperity, and Depression --; Years of War and Uncertainty --; Serving Mankind at Home and Abroad --; The Sixties and the Search for Relevance --; The Black Churches in the Twentieth Century --; Recent Trends and Interpretations; 2 ER -