In this comprehensive history of American foreign-mission thought from the colonial period to the current era, William R. Hutchinson analyzes the varied and changing expressions of an American "sense of mission" that was more than religious in its implications. His account illuminates the dilemmas intrinsic to any venture in which one culture attempts to apply its ideals and technology to the supposed benefit of another.
In this comprehensive history of American foreign-mission thought from the colonial period to the current era, William R. Hutchinson analyzes the vari...
This prize-winning book by a distinguished historian of American religion examines the efforts of the Transcendentalists of the New England Renaissance to reform the Unitarian Church and concludes that the Transcendentalists made significant contributions to American Protestant thought.
This prize-winning book by a distinguished historian of American religion examines the efforts of the Transcendentalists of the New England Renaissanc...
In this book, twelve historians examine the nature of the American Protestant establishment and its response to the growing pluralism of this century. The authors conclude that the period surveyed forms a distinct epoch in the evolution of American Protestantism. The days when Protestant cultural authority could be taken for granted were over, but a new era in which religious pluralism would be widely accepted had not yet arrived.
In this book, twelve historians examine the nature of the American Protestant establishment and its response to the growing pluralism of this century....
In this book, twelve historians examine the nature of the American Protestant establishment and its response to the growing pluralism of this century. The authors conclude that the period surveyed forms a distinct epoch in the evolution of American Protestantism. The days when Protestant cultural authority could be taken for granted were over, but a new era in which religious pluralism would be widely accepted had not yet arrived.
In this book, twelve historians examine the nature of the American Protestant establishment and its response to the growing pluralism of this century....
This landmark study of American religion, recipient of the National Religious Book Award in 1976, is being brought back into print with an updated bibliography. "The Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism" traces the history of American Protestant thought from the early part of the nineteenth century to the present. William R. Hutchison deals especially with the "modernist" movement that flourished in the years around 1900, and with the colorful personalities and disputes associated with that movement.
This landmark study of American religion, recipient of the National Religious Book Award in 1976, is being brought back into print with an updated bib...
